Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 2.1 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 25.9% less for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
$5.15
ZMW140.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
$3.43
ZMW93.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
$0.98
ZMW26.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
$0.45
ZMW12.27
|
|
pay 17.5% less for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
$0.80
ZMW21.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
$3.95
ZMW107.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
$4.90
ZMW133.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
$2.42
ZMW66.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
$1.79
ZMW48.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
$1.13
ZMW30.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
$0.71
ZMW19.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
$1.21
ZMW33.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
$0.62
ZMW17.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
$0.73
ZMW20.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
$0.73
ZMW20.07
|
|
pay 39.4% less for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
$5.05
ZMW138.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
$37.04
ZMW1,012.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
$8,004.53
ZMW218,919.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
$12.13
ZMW331.74
|
|
pay 97.0% more for housing
Paramaribo
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
$144.44
ZMW3,950.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
$262.56
ZMW7,180.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
$159.59
ZMW4,364.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
$83.50
ZMW2,283.73
|
|
pay 8.2 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
$111.30
ZMW3,044.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
$5,884.51
ZMW160,938.36
|
|
pay 19.1% more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
$1.02
ZMW28.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
$2.19
ZMW60.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
$2.57
ZMW70.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
$40.66
ZMW1,111.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
$3.12
ZMW85.22
|
|
pay 10.1% less for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
$24.53
ZMW670.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
$26.26
ZMW718.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
|
$87.89
ZMW2,403.82
|
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