Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 16.5% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Spain, you would:
pay 63.3% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.56
|
$3.67
ZMW98.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.86
|
$3.41
ZMW91.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$0.88
ZMW23.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.30
|
$0.47
ZMW12.55
|
|
pay 3.7% less for groceries
Spain
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.95
ZMW25.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.32
|
$4.56
ZMW122.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.29
|
$5.08
ZMW136.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.19
|
$1.73
ZMW46.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.89
|
$1.90
ZMW50.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.13
ZMW30.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.68
ZMW18.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$1.14
ZMW30.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.53
ZMW14.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.56
ZMW14.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.72
ZMW19.38
|
|
pay 32.9% less for transportation
Spain
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.20
|
$5.26
ZMW141.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.00
|
$30.62
ZMW823.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,619.80
|
$12,371.75
ZMW332,791.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.13
|
$8.73
ZMW234.93
|
|
pay 7.3% more for housing
Spain
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€37.72
|
$103.74
ZMW2,790.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€647.71
|
$274.41
ZMW7,381.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€529.95
|
$193.01
ZMW5,191.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€99.17
|
$107.59
ZMW2,894.04
|
|
pay 20.4% more for childcare
Spain
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€318.02
|
$171.24
ZMW4,606.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,842.34
|
$14,061.39
ZMW378,242.01
|
|
pay 41.4% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.47
|
$1.22
ZMW32.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.72
|
$1.81
ZMW48.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.15
|
$2.66
ZMW71.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.24
|
$28.16
ZMW757.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.82
|
$3.06
ZMW82.37
|
|
pay 2.2% less for clothing
Spain
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€68.33
|
$44.18
ZMW1,188.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.67
|
$31.12
ZMW837.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.04
|
$90.18
ZMW2,425.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€84.83
|
$105.64
ZMW2,841.67
|
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