Cost of living comparison

Grenada

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Zambia

Lusaka vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

Lusaka is 42.6% cheaper than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 42.0% less in Lusaka
Groceries: pay 40.6% less in Lusaka
Transportation: pay 36.0% less in Lusaka
Housing: pay 61.6% less in Lusaka
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Lusaka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.4% less in Lusaka
Clothing: pay 35.7% less in Lusaka

Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Lusaka. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Lusaka.

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Lusaka vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lusaka instead of St. George's, you would:

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pay 42.0% less for restaurants

	St. George's	Lusaka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$5.53 ZMW110.20	-25.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$5.03 ZMW100.18	-39.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$0.75 ZMW15.03	-61.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$0.47 ZMW9.39	-75.7%
Average			-42.0%

St. George's vs. Lusaka - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.6% less for groceries

	St. George's	Lusaka
Bread 1 loaf	$2.38 EC$6.44	$1.20 ZMW23.92	-49.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.93 EC$18.74	$5.15 ZMW102.63	-25.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$15.41 EC$41.64	$6.52 ZMW129.88	-57.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.26 EC$11.50	$1.94 ZMW38.66	-54.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 EC$11.50	$2.87 ZMW57.22	-32.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$6.11 EC$16.50	$1.53 ZMW30.42	-75.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$1.10 ZMW21.94	-0.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 EC$2.00	$1.65 ZMW32.94	+123.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.59 EC$7.00	$0.70 ZMW13.88	-73.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$1.16 ZMW23.20	-10.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.67 EC$4.50	$0.83 ZMW16.51	-50.2%
Average			-40.6%

St. George's vs. Lusaka - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.0% less for transportation

	St. George's	Lusaka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 EC$14.26	$5.77 ZMW115.01	+9.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$64.35 EC$173.91	$50.15 ZMW999.41	-22.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	$7,541.11 ZMW150K	-70.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$14.58 ZMW290.52
Average			-36.0%

St. George's vs. Lusaka - Cost of transportation

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pay 61.6% less for housing

	St. George's	Lusaka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.94 EC$137.67	$54.99 ZMW1,095.72	+7.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,134.73 EC$3,066.67	$384.95 ZMW7,670.79	-66.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$437.86 EC$1,183.33	$179.40 ZMW3,574.79	-59.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$192.10 EC$519.15	$61.51 ZMW1,225.74	-68.0%
Average			-61.6%

St. George's vs. Lusaka - Cost of housing

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	St. George's	Lusaka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$138.25 ZMW2,754.96	+149.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,330.19 EC$9,000.00	$16,638.36 ZMW332K	+399.6%
Average			+252.8%

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pay 28.4% less for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Lusaka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 EC$7.50	$1.26 ZMW25.05	-54.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.38 EC$11.83	$2.82 ZMW56.21	-35.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.02 ZMW60.11
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$54.67 ZMW1,089.46	+47.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	$6.03 ZMW120.22	-45.7%
Average			-28.4%

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pay 35.7% less for clothing

	St. George's	Lusaka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.15 EC$95.00	$23.28 ZMW463.85	-33.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$15.45 ZMW307.88	-65.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.57 EC$136.67	$45.19 ZMW900.42	-10.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.57 EC$236.67	$72.53 ZMW1,445.30	-17.2%
Average			-35.7%

St. George's vs. Lusaka - Cost of clothing

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