Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 47.0% cheaper than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 75.2% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.59
ISK2,966
|
$5.15
ZMW136.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$17.27
ISK2,373
|
$3.43
ZMW91.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
ISK399
|
$0.98
ZMW25.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
ISK285
|
$0.45
ZMW11.93
|
|
pay 44.6% less for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.68
ISK506
|
$0.80
ZMW21.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.66
ISK1,052
|
$3.95
ZMW104.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.16
ISK847
|
$4.90
ZMW130.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.91
ISK812
|
$2.42
ZMW64.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.87
ISK1,219
|
$1.79
ZMW47.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
ISK210
|
$1.13
ZMW30.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
ISK133
|
$0.71
ZMW18.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
ISK173
|
$1.21
ZMW32.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
ISK306
|
$0.62
ZMW16.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
ISK194
|
$0.73
ZMW19.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK139
|
$0.73
ZMW19.51
|
|
pay 53.6% less for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.57
ISK1,178
|
$5.05
ZMW134.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$66.92
ISK9,194
|
$37.04
ZMW984.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,660.67
ISK5,723,760
|
$8,004.53
ZMW212,744.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
ISK3,201
|
$12.13
ZMW322.38
|
|
pay 8.9% less for housing
Reykjavik
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.45
ISK9,404
|
$144.44
ZMW3,838.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,864.13
ISK256,113
|
$262.56
ZMW6,978.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,666.20
ISK228,919
|
$159.59
ZMW4,241.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.43
ISK8,853
|
$83.50
ZMW2,219.32
|
|
pay 27.7% less for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.37
ISK33,024
|
$111.30
ZMW2,958.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,984.07
ISK822,152
|
$5,884.51
ZMW156,398.94
|
|
pay 68.4% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.79
ISK1,483
|
$1.02
ZMW27.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
ISK699
|
$2.19
ZMW58.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.87
ISK1,631
|
$2.57
ZMW68.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.50
ISK8,999
|
$40.66
ZMW1,080.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.39
ISK1,977
|
$3.12
ZMW82.82
|
|
pay 50.5% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.94
ISK14,280
|
$24.53
ZMW651.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.50
ISK5,976
|
$26.26
ZMW697.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.47
ISK19,437
|
$90.18
ZMW2,396.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.65
ISK23,995
|
$87.89
ZMW2,336.02
|
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