Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 12.3% cheaper than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 58.6% less for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
$5.15
ZMW140.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,508.13
|
$3.43
ZMW93.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG207.29
|
$0.98
ZMW26.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG198.68
|
$0.45
ZMW12.27
|
|
pay 10.6% less for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG331.14
|
$0.80
ZMW21.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
$3.95
ZMW107.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
$4.90
ZMW133.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
$2.42
ZMW66.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG915.05
|
$1.79
ZMW48.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$1.13
ZMW30.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG72.10
|
$0.71
ZMW19.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
$1.21
ZMW33.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
$0.62
ZMW17.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$0.73
ZMW20.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG168.23
|
$0.73
ZMW20.07
|
|
pay 99.7% more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG265.82
|
$5.05
ZMW138.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,649.12
|
$37.04
ZMW1,012.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
$8,004.53
ZMW218,919.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG474.19
|
$12.13
ZMW331.74
|
|
pay 39.2% less for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
$144.44
ZMW3,950.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG120,534.83
|
$262.56
ZMW7,180.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,885.71
|
$159.59
ZMW4,364.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
$83.50
ZMW2,283.73
|
|
pay 1.5% less for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
$111.30
ZMW3,044.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
$5,884.51
ZMW160,938.36
|
|
pay 25.6% less for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
$1.02
ZMW28.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG218.24
|
$2.19
ZMW60.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
$2.57
ZMW70.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
$40.66
ZMW1,111.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,324.56
|
$3.12
ZMW85.22
|
|
pay 50.1% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
$24.53
ZMW670.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,934.19
|
$26.26
ZMW718.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
$87.89
ZMW2,403.82
|
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