Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 45.5% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 76.2% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Lusaka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.06
€19.36
|
$5.15
ZMW130.88
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.91
€10.95
|
$3.43
ZMW87.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.42
€3.15
|
$0.98
ZMW24.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.33
€3.06
|
$0.45
ZMW11.39
|
|
pay 29.3% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Lusaka
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
€2.71
|
$0.80
ZMW20.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.08
€7.43
|
$3.95
ZMW100.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.05
|
$4.90
ZMW124.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
€3.61
|
$2.42
ZMW61.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.50
€5.05
|
$1.79
ZMW45.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.10
|
$1.13
ZMW28.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.71
ZMW18.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$1.21
ZMW30.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.99
€1.83
|
$0.62
ZMW15.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.73
ZMW18.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.73
ZMW18.64
|
|
pay 49.7% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.67
|
$5.05
ZMW128.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.04
ZMW940.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,583.68
€25,353.54
|
$8,004.53
ZMW203,244.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.32
€27.87
|
$12.13
ZMW307.99
|
|
pay 12.0% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.70
€47.52
|
$144.44
ZMW3,667.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,876.48
€1,724.77
|
$262.56
ZMW6,666.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,454.17
€1,336.60
|
$159.59
ZMW4,052.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.23
€161.07
|
$83.50
ZMW2,120.21
|
|
pay 79.8% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.85
€1,079.86
|
$111.30
ZMW2,826.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,971.77
€17,437.90
|
$5,884.51
ZMW149,414.85
|
|
pay 50.7% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.50
€5.97
|
$1.02
ZMW26.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.85
€3.54
|
$2.19
ZMW55.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.47
|
$2.57
ZMW65.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.16
€35.08
|
$40.66
ZMW1,032.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$3.12
ZMW79.12
|
|
pay 21.1% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.37
€56.41
|
$24.53
ZMW622.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.16
€30.47
|
$26.26
ZMW666.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.13
€79.17
|
$90.18
ZMW2,289.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.05
€88.29
|
$87.89
ZMW2,231.70
|
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