Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 27.2% cheaper than Prague.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Prague, you would:
pay 60.5% less for restaurants
Prague
|
Lusaka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.29
CZK241.82
|
$3.67
ZMW97.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.89
CZK208.84
|
$3.41
ZMW90.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
CZK41.28
|
$0.88
ZMW23.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
CZK32.43
|
$0.47
ZMW12.44
|
|
pay 13.4% less for groceries
Prague
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
CZK40.16
|
$0.95
ZMW25.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
CZK152.78
|
$4.56
ZMW121.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
CZK108.63
|
$5.08
ZMW135.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.46
CZK81.28
|
$1.73
ZMW46.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.31
CZK101.23
|
$1.90
ZMW50.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
CZK20.24
|
$1.13
ZMW30.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
CZK18.97
|
$0.68
ZMW17.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
CZK23.00
|
$1.14
ZMW30.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
CZK38.03
|
$0.53
ZMW14.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
CZK11.41
|
$0.56
ZMW14.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
CZK11.64
|
$0.72
ZMW19.20
|
|
pay 23.1% less for transportation
Prague
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.00
CZK164.54
|
$5.26
ZMW140.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.72
CZK604.54
|
$30.62
ZMW816.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.17
CZK659,503.02
|
$12,371.75
ZMW329,776.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.58
CZK295.68
|
$8.73
ZMW232.80
|
|
pay 22.3% more for housing
Prague
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.19
CZK615.52
|
$103.74
ZMW2,765.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,062.03
CZK24,959.19
|
$274.41
ZMW7,314.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$794.21
CZK18,665.18
|
$193.01
ZMW5,144.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$251.13
CZK5,901.83
|
$107.59
ZMW2,867.82
|
|
pay 36.5% less for childcare
Prague
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$808.25
CZK18,995.06
|
$171.24
ZMW4,564.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,299.60
CZK312,560.46
|
$14,061.39
ZMW374,814.63
|
|
pay 55.6% less for entertainment and sports
Prague
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
CZK54.96
|
$1.22
ZMW32.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
CZK75.35
|
$1.81
ZMW48.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.73
CZK158.28
|
$2.66
ZMW70.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.27
CZK1,416.38
|
$28.16
ZMW750.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.18
CZK262.70
|
$3.06
ZMW81.62
|
|
pay 23.3% less for clothing
Prague
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.07
CZK2,187.23
|
$44.18
ZMW1,177.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.28
CZK993.54
|
$31.12
ZMW829.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.72
CZK2,273.14
|
$90.18
ZMW2,403.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.16
CZK2,682.98
|
$105.64
ZMW2,815.92
|
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