Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 1.4% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 17.3% less for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.96
MUR275.38
|
$5.15
ZMW140.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.31
MUR245.34
|
$3.43
ZMW93.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
MUR45.92
|
$0.98
ZMW26.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.54
|
$0.45
ZMW12.27
|
|
pay 1.2% less for groceries
Port Louis
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.29
|
$0.80
ZMW21.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
MUR270.37
|
$3.95
ZMW107.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.66
MUR261.55
|
$4.90
ZMW133.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
MUR93.46
|
$2.42
ZMW66.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.98
MUR137.78
|
$1.79
ZMW48.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR37.93
|
$1.13
ZMW30.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
$0.71
ZMW19.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
MUR42.58
|
$1.21
ZMW33.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
MUR65.29
|
$0.62
ZMW17.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MUR26.69
|
$0.73
ZMW20.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
MUR30.09
|
$0.73
ZMW20.07
|
|
pay 15.4% less for transportation
Port Louis
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
MUR272.77
|
$5.05
ZMW138.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.67
MUR1,001.38
|
$37.04
ZMW1,012.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,669.56
MUR1,602,207.48
|
$8,004.53
ZMW218,919.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.59
MUR951.31
|
$12.13
ZMW331.74
|
|
pay 88.4% more for housing
Port Louis
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
MUR1,674.68
|
$144.44
ZMW3,950.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.26
MUR21,362.77
|
$262.56
ZMW7,180.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$375.59
MUR17,357.25
|
$159.59
ZMW4,364.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.64
MUR1,508.55
|
$83.50
ZMW2,283.73
|
|
pay 0.6% more for childcare
Port Louis
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$221.74
MUR10,247.45
|
$111.30
ZMW3,044.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,900.32
MUR180,248.34
|
$5,884.51
ZMW160,938.36
|
|
pay 24.0% less for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
MUR110.15
|
$1.02
ZMW28.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
MUR106.36
|
$2.19
ZMW60.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
MUR300.41
|
$2.57
ZMW70.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.17
MUR1,301.79
|
$40.66
ZMW1,111.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
MUR250.34
|
$3.12
ZMW85.22
|
|
pay 21.2% less for clothing
Port Louis
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.50
MUR2,703.73
|
$24.53
ZMW670.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.49
MUR2,056.17
|
$26.26
ZMW718.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.73
MUR4,239.17
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.84
MUR3,504.83
|
$87.89
ZMW2,403.82
|
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