Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 2.3 times more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Lusaka
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW135.47
|
$10.16
PLN39.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW90.26
|
$8.38
PLN32.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW25.68
|
$1.81
PLN6.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW11.79
|
$1.70
PLN6.56
|
|
pay 6.5% more for groceries
|
Lusaka
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.07
|
$1.10
PLN4.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW103.73
|
$4.61
PLN17.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW128.74
|
$3.88
PLN14.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW63.48
|
$3.08
PLN11.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW46.95
|
$2.68
PLN10.35
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW29.70
|
$0.43
PLN1.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW18.67
|
$0.74
PLN2.88
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW31.73
|
$0.85
PLN3.28
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW16.33
|
$1.38
PLN5.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.26
|
$0.39
PLN1.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.29
|
$0.54
PLN2.07
|
|
pay 64.1% more for transportation
|
Lusaka
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW132.75
|
$6.40
PLN24.73
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW973.37
|
$27.94
PLN107.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW210,373.82
|
$31,011.90
PLN119,873.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW318.79
|
$8.13
PLN31.42
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Lusaka
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,796.13
|
$16.13
PLN62.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW6,900.64
|
$1,108.48
PLN4,284.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,194.28
|
$848.90
PLN3,281.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,194.58
|
$229.74
PLN888.05
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Lusaka
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW2,925.29
|
$527.99
PLN2,040.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW154,655.79
|
$13,833.43
PLN53,471.72
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Lusaka
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW26.91
|
$4.06
PLN15.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW57.68
|
$3.66
PLN14.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW67.62
|
$4.83
PLN18.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,068.51
|
$42.12
PLN162.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW81.89
|
$7.62
PLN29.45
|
|
pay 90.9% more for clothing
|
Lusaka
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW644.67
|
$93.42
PLN361.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW690.11
|
$42.56
PLN164.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,370.00
|
$90.76
PLN350.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,309.98
|
$105.66
PLN408.41
|
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