Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 13.4% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 29.6% less for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.53
|
$3.67
ZMW98.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.71
|
$3.41
ZMW91.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
$0.88
ZMW23.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.22
|
$0.47
ZMW12.55
|
|
pay 19.3% less for groceries
San Salvador
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.32
|
$0.95
ZMW25.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.91
|
$4.56
ZMW122.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.52
|
$5.08
ZMW136.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.01
|
$1.73
ZMW46.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.40
|
$1.90
ZMW50.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.52
|
$1.13
ZMW30.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.60
|
$0.68
ZMW18.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.27
|
$1.14
ZMW30.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$0.53
ZMW14.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
$0.56
ZMW14.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$0.72
ZMW19.38
|
|
pay 7.2% less for transportation
San Salvador
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.70
|
$5.26
ZMW141.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.68
|
$30.62
ZMW823.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,052.02
|
$12,371.75
ZMW332,791.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC260.49
|
$8.73
ZMW234.93
|
|
pay 28.1% more for housing
San Salvador
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC395.54
|
$103.74
ZMW2,790.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,865.21
|
$274.41
ZMW7,381.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,580.68
|
$193.01
ZMW5,191.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC456.12
|
$107.59
ZMW2,894.04
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC865.73
|
$171.24
ZMW4,606.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC37,954.24
|
$14,061.39
ZMW378,242.01
|
|
pay 24.4% less for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.09
|
$1.22
ZMW32.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.51
|
$1.81
ZMW48.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.90
|
$2.66
ZMW71.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC256.91
|
$28.16
ZMW757.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.63
|
$3.06
ZMW82.37
|
|
pay 1.6% less for clothing
San Salvador
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC466.79
|
$44.18
ZMW1,188.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC358.82
|
$31.12
ZMW837.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC709.91
|
$90.18
ZMW2,425.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC741.63
|
$105.64
ZMW2,841.67
|
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