Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 29.9% cheaper than Stockholm.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 65.8% less for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.91
SEK151.13
|
$5.15
ZMW140.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
SEK104.28
|
$3.43
ZMW93.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
SEK25.54
|
$0.98
ZMW26.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
SEK22.01
|
$0.45
ZMW12.27
|
|
pay 32.3% less for groceries
Stockholm
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.73
SEK29.70
|
$0.80
ZMW21.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
SEK56.99
|
$3.95
ZMW107.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SEK59.95
|
$4.90
ZMW133.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
SEK43.93
|
$2.42
ZMW66.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
SEK57.10
|
$1.79
ZMW48.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK15.20
|
$1.13
ZMW30.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK11.99
|
$0.71
ZMW19.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK15.17
|
$1.21
ZMW33.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
SEK21.76
|
$0.62
ZMW17.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.59
|
$0.73
ZMW20.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SEK8.85
|
$0.73
ZMW20.07
|
|
pay 54.1% less for transportation
Stockholm
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SEK75.23
|
$5.05
ZMW138.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.59
SEK1,027.65
|
$37.04
ZMW1,012.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,656.21
SEK311,317.63
|
$8,004.53
ZMW218,919.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.82
SEK302.25
|
$12.13
ZMW331.74
|
|
pay 50.5% more for housing
Stockholm
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.19
SEK317.10
|
$144.44
ZMW3,950.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,509.41
SEK16,398.04
|
$262.56
ZMW7,180.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$932.71
SEK10,132.85
|
$159.59
ZMW4,364.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.02
SEK1,249.59
|
$83.50
ZMW2,283.73
|
|
pay 17.2% less for childcare
Stockholm
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.93
SEK1,487.57
|
$111.30
ZMW3,044.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,986.40
SEK75,899.37
|
$5,884.51
ZMW160,938.36
|
|
pay 53.4% less for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.96
SEK75.56
|
$1.02
ZMW28.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
SEK44.97
|
$2.19
ZMW60.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
SEK71.53
|
$2.57
ZMW70.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.94
SEK423.04
|
$40.66
ZMW1,111.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.33
SEK155.66
|
$3.12
ZMW85.22
|
|
pay 37.0% less for clothing
Stockholm
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.29
SEK850.51
|
$24.53
ZMW670.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.00
SEK456.31
|
$26.26
ZMW718.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.17
SEK1,023.08
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.31
SEK1,524.27
|
$87.89
ZMW2,403.82
|
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