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Zambia

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Armenia

Yerevan vs. Lusaka Cost of Living Summary

Yerevan is 60.6% more expensive than Lusaka.

Restaurants: pay 98.6% more in Yerevan
Groceries: pay 25.3% less in Yerevan
Transportation: pay 23.8% more in Yerevan
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Yerevan
Childcare: pay 28.9% more in Yerevan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.1% more in Yerevan
Clothing: pay 3.3 times more in Yerevan

The cost of clothing, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, and transportation in Yerevan are more expensive than in Lusaka. Notably, clothing, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Yerevan.

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Yerevan vs. Lusaka Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yerevan instead of Lusaka, you would:

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pay 98.6% more for restaurants

	Lusaka	Yerevan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.53 ZMW110.20	$11.11 AMD4,022.20	+100.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.03 ZMW100.18	$11.11 AMD4,022.20	+121.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 ZMW15.03	$1.24 AMD449.99	+64.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ZMW9.39	$0.74 AMD266.77	+56.3%
Average			+98.6%

Lusaka vs. Yerevan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.3% less for groceries

	Lusaka	Yerevan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 ZMW23.92	$1.00 AMD361.76	-16.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.15 ZMW102.63	$4.44 AMD1,608.52	-13.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.52 ZMW129.88	$6.38 AMD2,310.90	-2.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 ZMW38.66	$2.83 AMD1,023.76	+45.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.87 ZMW57.22	$3.54 AMD1,283.30	+23.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 ZMW30.42	$0.69 AMD250.10	-54.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 ZMW21.94	$0.82 AMD296.61	-25.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 ZMW32.94	$0.90 AMD325.79	-45.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ZMW13.88	$1.17 AMD422.36	+67.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 ZMW23.20	$0.32 AMD117.59	-72.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 ZMW16.51	$0.31 AMD111.58	-62.8%
Average			-25.3%

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pay 23.8% more for transportation

	Lusaka	Yerevan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.77 ZMW115.01	$6.06 AMD2,194.13	+5.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.15 ZMW999.41	$25.00 AMD9,049.94	-50.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,541.11 ZMW150K	$35,000.00 AMD13M	+364.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.58 ZMW290.52	$5.92 AMD2,143.83	-59.4%
Average			+23.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Lusaka	Yerevan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.99 ZMW1,095.72	$24.24 AMD8,775.09	-55.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$384.95 ZMW7,670.79	$908.70 AMD329K	+136.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.40 ZMW3,574.79	$630.03 AMD228K	+251.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.51 ZMW1,225.74	$96.84 AMD35,062.79	+57.4%
Average			+139.4%

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pay 28.9% more for childcare

	Lusaka	Yerevan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.25 ZMW2,754.96	$372.81 AMD135K	+169.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,638.36 ZMW332K	$10,250.15 AMD4M	-38.4%
Average			+28.9%

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pay 44.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Lusaka	Yerevan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.26 ZMW25.05	$2.78 AMD1,005.55	+121.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.82 ZMW56.21	$3.82 AMD1,384.56	+35.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.02 ZMW60.11	$2.78 AMD1,005.55	-7.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.67 ZMW1,089.46	$73.26 AMD26,523.05	+34.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.03 ZMW120.22	$8.33 AMD3,016.65	+38.1%
Average			+44.1%

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pay 3.3 times more for clothing

	Lusaka	Yerevan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.28 ZMW463.85	$105.31 AMD38,127.08	+352.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.45 ZMW307.88	$58.07 AMD21,024.36	+275.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$45.19 ZMW900.42	$140.41 AMD50,836.11	+210.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.53 ZMW1,445.30	$165.48 AMD59,913.98	+128.2%
Average			+231.4%

Lusaka vs. Yerevan - Cost of clothing

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