Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 11.2% more expensive than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 29.5% less for restaurants
Phnom Penh
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
៛20,361.61
|
$3.67
ZK97.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
៛26,470.09
|
$3.41
ZK90.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
៛4,035.01
|
$0.88
ZK23.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
៛2,815.29
|
$0.47
ZK12.40
|
|
pay 20.6% less for groceries
Phnom Penh
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
៛7,798.37
|
$0.95
ZK25.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
៛26,179.21
|
$4.56
ZK121.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.14
៛33,162.41
|
$5.08
ZK134.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
៛7,579.61
|
$1.73
ZK45.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
៛8,743.30
|
$1.90
ZK50.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
៛7,311.74
|
$1.13
ZK29.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
៛2,669.17
|
$0.68
ZK17.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
៛6,298.87
|
$1.14
ZK30.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
៛2,609.14
|
$0.53
ZK13.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
៛2,760.50
|
$0.56
ZK14.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
៛2,770.76
|
$0.72
ZK19.14
|
|
pay 32.2% more for transportation
Phnom Penh
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
៛18,075.87
|
$5.26
ZK139.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.62
៛43,268.41
|
$30.62
ZK813.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
៛199,543,730.27
|
$12,371.75
ZK328,661.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
៛36,650.89
|
$8.73
ZK232.01
|
|
pay 42.3% more for housing
Phnom Penh
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.22
៛123,074.59
|
$103.74
ZK2,755.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$535.28
៛2,179,822.95
|
$274.41
ZK7,289.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.50
៛1,301,106.57
|
$193.01
ZK5,127.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.32
៛384,090.18
|
$107.59
ZK2,858.12
|
|
pay 9.6% less for childcare
Phnom Penh
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$295.78
៛1,204,502.06
|
$171.24
ZK4,549.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,442.86
៛46,598,987.74
|
$14,061.39
ZK373,546.90
|
|
pay 10.8% less for entertainment and sports
Phnom Penh
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
៛4,072.32
|
$1.22
ZK32.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
៛11,795.05
|
$1.81
ZK47.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.55
៛6,312.10
|
$2.66
ZK70.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.81
៛268,009.63
|
$28.16
ZK747.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
៛26,470.09
|
$3.06
ZK81.35
|
|
pay 74.2% more for clothing
Phnom Penh
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.22
៛86,423.70
|
$44.18
ZK1,173.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.89
៛72,849.30
|
$31.12
ZK826.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.86
៛378,144.10
|
$90.18
ZK2,395.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.57
៛197,798.45
|
$105.64
ZK2,806.40
|
|
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