Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 28.4% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Rome, you would:
pay 67.3% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.57
|
$3.67
ZK91.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$3.41
ZK84.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.12
|
$0.88
ZK21.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$0.47
ZK11.63
|
|
pay 32.5% less for groceries
Rome
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.67
|
$0.95
ZK23.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.96
|
$4.56
ZK113.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.50
|
$5.08
ZK126.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
$1.73
ZK43.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.54
|
$1.90
ZK47.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$1.13
ZK28.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.68
ZK16.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$1.14
ZK28.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.24
|
$0.53
ZK13.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.56
ZK13.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.72
ZK17.95
|
|
pay 37.5% less for transportation
Rome
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.20
|
$5.26
ZK130.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€36.10
|
$30.62
ZK762.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,788.97
|
$12,371.75
ZK308,247.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.44
|
$8.73
ZK217.60
|
|
pay 12.9% more for housing
Rome
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.55
|
$103.74
ZK2,584.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,099.55
|
$274.41
ZK6,837.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€726.16
|
$193.01
ZK4,808.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€162.61
|
$107.59
ZK2,680.60
|
|
pay 3.4% less for childcare
Rome
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€498.32
|
$171.24
ZK4,266.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,195.09
|
$14,061.39
ZK350,345.63
|
|
pay 49.7% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$1.22
ZK30.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.57
|
$1.81
ZK44.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
$2.66
ZK66.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€52.79
|
$28.16
ZK701.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$3.06
ZK76.30
|
|
pay 21.2% less for clothing
Rome
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€80.31
|
$44.18
ZK1,100.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€34.09
|
$31.12
ZK775.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€91.34
|
$90.18
ZK2,246.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€116.25
|
$105.64
ZK2,632.09
|
|
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