Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 45.5% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 68.9% less for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.22
|
$3.67
ZK97.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.11
|
$3.41
ZK90.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
$0.88
ZK23.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
$0.47
ZK12.40
|
|
pay 34.3% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
CA$3.20
|
$0.95
ZK25.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
CA$8.21
|
$4.56
ZK121.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.68
CA$10.51
|
$5.08
ZK134.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
CA$4.31
|
$1.73
ZK45.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
CA$7.14
|
$1.90
ZK50.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
$1.13
ZK29.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
$0.68
ZK17.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
$1.14
ZK30.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
$0.53
ZK13.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
$0.56
ZK14.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
$0.72
ZK19.14
|
|
pay 39.9% less for transportation
Ottawa
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
CA$7.23
|
$5.26
ZK139.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.56
CA$126.63
|
$30.62
ZK813.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,543.49
CA$26,738.43
|
$12,371.75
ZK328,661.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.54
CA$26.74
|
$8.73
ZK232.01
|
|
pay 27.0% less for housing
Ottawa
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.08
CA$84.93
|
$103.74
ZK2,755.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.57
CA$1,783.48
|
$274.41
ZK7,289.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,141.60
CA$1,561.88
|
$193.01
ZK5,127.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.67
CA$169.20
|
$107.59
ZK2,858.12
|
|
pay 57.0% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,128.36
CA$1,543.77
|
$171.24
ZK4,549.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,820.05
CA$27,116.80
|
$14,061.39
ZK373,546.90
|
|
pay 67.2% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
$1.22
ZK32.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
CA$5.57
|
$1.81
ZK47.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
$2.66
ZK70.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.52
CA$78.69
|
$28.16
ZK747.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CA$16.14
|
$3.06
ZK81.35
|
|
pay 24.2% less for clothing
Ottawa
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
CA$83.76
|
$44.18
ZK1,173.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
CA$68.55
|
$31.12
ZK826.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.91
CA$131.21
|
$90.18
ZK2,395.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.14
CA$193.10
|
$105.64
ZK2,806.40
|
|
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