Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 11.0% more expensive than Sofia.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 46.5% less for restaurants
Sofia
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.07
BGN20.07
|
$5.15
ZMW140.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.30
BGN15.05
|
$3.43
ZMW93.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
BGN2.44
|
$0.98
ZMW26.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
BGN1.52
|
$0.45
ZMW12.27
|
|
pay 1.8% less for groceries
Sofia
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
BGN1.95
|
$0.80
ZMW21.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
BGN9.06
|
$3.95
ZMW107.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
BGN11.91
|
$4.90
ZMW133.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
BGN6.30
|
$2.42
ZMW66.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
BGN6.27
|
$1.79
ZMW48.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.33
|
$1.13
ZMW30.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
BGN1.49
|
$0.71
ZMW19.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.45
|
$1.21
ZMW33.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
$0.62
ZMW17.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
$0.73
ZMW20.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
BGN1.01
|
$0.73
ZMW20.07
|
|
pay 4.9% more for transportation
Sofia
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
BGN10.53
|
$5.05
ZMW138.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.68
BGN50.18
|
$37.04
ZMW1,012.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,677.83
BGN50,175.92
|
$8,004.53
ZMW218,919.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.14
BGN12.95
|
$12.13
ZMW331.74
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Sofia
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.00
BGN23.56
|
$144.44
ZMW3,950.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.64
BGN990.97
|
$262.56
ZMW7,180.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.37
BGN738.51
|
$159.59
ZMW4,364.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.32
BGN189.12
|
$83.50
ZMW2,283.73
|
|
pay 50.7% less for childcare
Sofia
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.23
BGN921.36
|
$111.30
ZMW3,044.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,673.93
BGN13,911.74
|
$5,884.51
ZMW160,938.36
|
|
pay 23.3% less for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.10
BGN3.81
|
$1.02
ZMW28.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
BGN3.73
|
$2.19
ZMW60.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
BGN6.02
|
$2.57
ZMW70.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.02
BGN65.30
|
$40.66
ZMW1,111.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.30
BGN15.05
|
$3.12
ZMW85.22
|
|
pay 25.2% less for clothing
Sofia
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.32
BGN131.11
|
$24.53
ZMW670.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.26
BGN58.49
|
$26.26
ZMW718.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.80
BGN180.93
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.08
BGN170.55
|
$87.89
ZMW2,403.82
|
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