Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 51.2% cheaper than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 61.9% less for restaurants
Nuku'alofa
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.25
TOP57.50
|
$3.67
ZMW100.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
TOP18.95
|
$3.41
ZMW93.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
TOP3.80
|
$0.88
ZMW24.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
TOP2.79
|
$0.47
ZMW12.76
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Nuku'alofa
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.95
ZMW25.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.56
ZMW124.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.08
ZMW138.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.73
ZMW47.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.90
ZMW51.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.13
ZMW30.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.68
ZMW18.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.14
ZMW31.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.53
ZMW14.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.56
ZMW15.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.72
ZMW19.70
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Nuku'alofa
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.26
ZMW143.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.62
ZMW837.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$12,371.75
ZMW338,361.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.73
ZMW238.86
|
pay 51.7% less for housing
Nuku'alofa
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$103.74
ZMW2,837.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$274.41
ZMW7,504.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.81
TOP947.74
|
$193.01
ZMW5,278.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$107.59
ZMW2,942.47
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Nuku'alofa
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$171.24
ZMW4,683.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$14,061.39
ZMW384,571.85
|
pay 40.0% less for entertainment and sports
Nuku'alofa
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.26
TOP10.11
|
$1.22
ZMW33.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
TOP5.19
|
$1.81
ZMW49.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.68
TOP18.19
|
$2.66
ZMW72.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.85
TOP70.76
|
$28.16
ZMW770.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.06
ZMW83.75
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Nuku'alofa
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$44.18
ZMW1,208.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$31.12
ZMW851.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$105.64
ZMW2,889.23
|
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