Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 54.0% cheaper than Saint Helier.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Saint Helier, you would:
pay 73.4% less for restaurants
Saint Helier
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£29.78
|
$5.15
ZMW130.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£6.95
|
$3.43
ZMW87.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.23
|
$0.98
ZMW24.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.80
|
$0.45
ZMW11.39
|
|
pay 40.4% less for groceries
Saint Helier
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
$0.80
ZMW20.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.32
|
$3.95
ZMW100.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£5.91
|
$4.90
ZMW124.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£3.97
|
$2.42
ZMW61.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.25
|
$1.79
ZMW45.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.53
|
$1.13
ZMW28.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.68
|
$0.71
ZMW18.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.42
|
$1.21
ZMW30.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.13
|
$0.62
ZMW15.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.86
|
$0.73
ZMW18.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.73
|
$0.73
ZMW18.64
|
|
pay 54.0% less for transportation
Saint Helier
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.54
|
$5.05
ZMW128.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£51.62
|
$37.04
ZMW940.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£23,973.55
|
$8,004.53
ZMW203,244.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£32.44
|
$12.13
ZMW307.99
|
|
pay 18.7% less for housing
Saint Helier
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£50.63
|
$144.44
ZMW3,667.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,464.22
|
$262.56
ZMW6,666.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
$159.59
ZMW4,052.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£85.16
|
$83.50
ZMW2,120.21
|
|
pay 81.5% less for childcare
Saint Helier
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,575.90
|
$111.30
ZMW2,826.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,744.81
|
$5,884.51
ZMW149,414.85
|
|
pay 69.4% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Helier
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.46
|
$1.02
ZMW26.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.75
|
$2.19
ZMW55.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£10.18
|
$2.57
ZMW65.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£60.06
|
$40.66
ZMW1,032.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£12.91
|
$3.12
ZMW79.12
|
|
pay 40.9% less for clothing
Saint Helier
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£74.45
|
$24.53
ZMW622.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£42.69
|
$26.26
ZMW666.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£78.17
|
$90.18
ZMW2,289.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£96.79
|
$87.89
ZMW2,231.70
|
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