Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 48.1% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 30.1% less for restaurants
Moscow
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.62
₽794.52
|
$3.67
ZK97.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
₽454.01
|
$3.41
ZK90.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
₽94.13
|
$0.88
ZK23.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
₽52.61
|
$0.47
ZK12.40
|
|
pay 41.5% more for groceries
Moscow
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
₽63.56
|
$0.95
ZK25.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
₽476.98
|
$4.56
ZK121.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
₽370.37
|
$5.08
ZK134.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
₽130.78
|
$1.73
ZK45.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
₽183.99
|
$1.90
ZK50.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽57.06
|
$1.13
ZK29.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
₽49.30
|
$0.68
ZK17.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
₽64.55
|
$1.14
ZK30.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₽129.22
|
$0.53
ZK13.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
₽24.80
|
$0.56
ZK14.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
₽24.36
|
$0.72
ZK19.14
|
|
pay 43.5% more for transportation
Moscow
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.47
₽227.88
|
$5.26
ZK139.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.79
₽2,837.56
|
$30.62
ZK813.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,787.49
₽2,837,557.14
|
$12,371.75
ZK328,661.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
₽363.21
|
$8.73
ZK232.01
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Moscow
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.45
₽594.43
|
$103.74
ZK2,755.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.20
₽79,281.35
|
$274.41
ZK7,289.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$497.14
₽45,819.79
|
$193.01
ZK5,127.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.59
₽8,349.15
|
$107.59
ZK2,858.12
|
|
pay 5.4% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$487.67
₽44,946.91
|
$171.24
ZK4,549.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,121.01
₽840,646.31
|
$14,061.39
ZK373,546.90
|
|
pay 32.2% less for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.08
₽283.76
|
$1.22
ZK32.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
₽236.68
|
$1.81
ZK47.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
₽232.11
|
$2.66
ZK70.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.25
₽3,525.37
|
$28.16
ZK747.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.16
₽567.51
|
$3.06
ZK81.35
|
|
pay 30.2% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.24
₽8,685.91
|
$44.18
ZK1,173.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
₽4,234.67
|
$31.12
ZK826.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.61
₽9,825.35
|
$90.18
ZK2,395.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.25
₽12,189.33
|
$105.64
ZK2,806.40
|
|
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