Cost of living comparison
Washington is 3.7 times more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Washington instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Lusaka
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZK91.55
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZK84.89
|
$10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZK21.86
|
$2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZK11.63
|
$2.15
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Lusaka
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZK23.62
|
$3.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZK113.51
|
$6.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZK126.50
|
$3.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZK43.09
|
$4.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZK47.23
|
$5.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZK28.08
|
$2.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZK16.82
|
$0.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZK28.32
|
$2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZK13.12
|
$2.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZK13.87
|
$1.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZK17.95
|
$1.30
|
|
pay 93.5% more for transportation
Lusaka
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZK130.98
|
$3.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZK762.96
|
$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZK308,247.67
|
$24,190.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZK217.60
|
$15.74
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Lusaka
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZK2,584.75
|
$55.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZK6,837.03
|
$2,358.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZK4,808.81
|
$1,908.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZK2,680.60
|
$127.27
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for childcare
Lusaka
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZK4,266.51
|
$2,135.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZK350,345.63
|
$23,775.60
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Lusaka
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZK30.46
|
$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZK44.99
|
$4.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZK66.19
|
$11.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZK701.50
|
$93.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZK76.30
|
$14.00
|
|
pay 26.8% more for clothing
Lusaka
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZK1,100.75
|
$58.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZK775.48
|
$34.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZK2,246.79
|
$97.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZK2,632.09
|
$164.61
|
|
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