Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 37.8% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Peru, you would:
pay 2.0% more for restaurants
Peru
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN11.16
|
$3.67
ZMW97.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.73
|
$3.41
ZMW90.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.83
|
$0.88
ZMW23.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
$0.47
ZMW12.44
|
|
pay 46.5% more for groceries
Peru
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.85
|
$0.95
ZMW25.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.57
|
$4.56
ZMW121.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN16.18
|
$5.08
ZMW135.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.61
|
$1.73
ZMW46.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.97
|
$1.90
ZMW50.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.19
|
$1.13
ZMW30.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$0.68
ZMW17.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
$1.14
ZMW30.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
$0.53
ZMW14.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
$0.56
ZMW14.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.45
|
$0.72
ZMW19.20
|
|
pay 4.5% more for transportation
Peru
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.86
|
$5.26
ZMW140.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN61.94
|
$30.62
ZMW816.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN76,432.59
|
$12,371.75
ZMW329,776.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.68
|
$8.73
ZMW232.80
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Peru
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN110.53
|
$103.74
ZMW2,765.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,039.55
|
$274.41
ZMW7,314.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN765.99
|
$193.01
ZMW5,144.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN147.23
|
$107.59
ZMW2,867.82
|
|
pay 97.7% more for childcare
Peru
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN607.20
|
$171.24
ZMW4,564.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN18,163.45
|
$14,061.39
ZMW374,814.63
|
|
pay 29.7% less for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.87
|
$1.22
ZMW32.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.72
|
$1.81
ZMW48.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN17.12
|
$2.66
ZMW70.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN116.67
|
$28.16
ZMW750.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN17.17
|
$3.06
ZMW81.62
|
|
pay 38.9% more for clothing
Peru
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN150.13
|
$44.18
ZMW1,177.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN85.77
|
$31.12
ZMW829.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN253.12
|
$90.18
ZMW2,403.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN224.56
|
$105.64
ZMW2,815.92
|
|
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