Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 25.2% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 67.9% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$3.67
ZMW97.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$3.41
ZMW90.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.36
|
$0.88
ZMW23.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.62
|
$0.47
ZMW12.44
|
|
pay 15.0% less for groceries
Madrid
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.95
ZMW25.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.53
|
$4.56
ZMW121.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.65
|
$5.08
ZMW135.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.51
|
$1.73
ZMW46.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.50
|
$1.90
ZMW50.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.13
ZMW30.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.68
ZMW17.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.14
ZMW30.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$0.53
ZMW14.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.56
ZMW14.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.72
ZMW19.20
|
|
pay 42.2% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.95
|
$5.26
ZMW140.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€55.46
|
$30.62
ZMW816.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,868.65
|
$12,371.75
ZMW329,776.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.73
|
$8.73
ZMW232.80
|
|
pay 9.5% more for housing
Madrid
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€31.93
|
$103.74
ZMW2,765.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,022.54
|
$274.41
ZMW7,314.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€762.50
|
$193.01
ZMW5,144.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€116.83
|
$107.59
ZMW2,867.82
|
|
pay 9.9% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€494.58
|
$171.24
ZMW4,564.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,873.30
|
$14,061.39
ZMW374,814.63
|
|
pay 46.8% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.08
|
$1.22
ZMW32.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.03
|
$1.81
ZMW48.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.24
|
$2.66
ZMW70.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€38.96
|
$28.16
ZMW750.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.24
|
$3.06
ZMW81.62
|
|
pay 4.0% less for clothing
Madrid
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€63.01
|
$44.18
ZMW1,177.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.71
|
$31.12
ZMW829.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€71.81
|
$90.18
ZMW2,403.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€88.00
|
$105.64
ZMW2,815.92
|
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