Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 24.0% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 25.0% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
THB77.06
|
$3.67
ZMW97.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
THB209.36
|
$3.41
ZMW90.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
THB24.71
|
$0.88
ZMW23.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB13.10
|
$0.47
ZMW12.44
|
|
pay 7.5% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
THB54.91
|
$0.95
ZMW25.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
THB295.87
|
$4.56
ZMW121.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
THB239.06
|
$5.08
ZMW135.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
THB64.65
|
$1.73
ZMW46.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.64
|
$1.90
ZMW50.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
THB44.59
|
$1.13
ZMW30.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
THB18.66
|
$0.68
ZMW17.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB29.31
|
$1.14
ZMW30.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB21.84
|
$0.53
ZMW14.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB22.86
|
$0.56
ZMW14.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
THB17.02
|
$0.72
ZMW19.20
|
|
pay 7.3% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
THB169.13
|
$5.26
ZMW140.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
THB900.23
|
$30.62
ZMW816.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
THB1,158,303.09
|
$12,371.75
ZMW329,776.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
THB358.43
|
$8.73
ZMW232.80
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
THB633.04
|
$103.74
ZMW2,765.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
THB10,765.40
|
$274.41
ZMW7,314.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
THB7,681.35
|
$193.01
ZMW5,144.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
THB1,829.94
|
$107.59
ZMW2,867.82
|
|
pay 3.4% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
THB12,381.81
|
$171.24
ZMW4,564.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
THB366,805.94
|
$14,061.39
ZMW374,814.63
|
|
pay 31.0% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
THB70.28
|
$1.22
ZMW32.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
THB71.98
|
$1.81
ZMW48.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
THB133.76
|
$2.66
ZMW70.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
THB1,742.44
|
$28.16
ZMW750.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
THB208.51
|
$3.06
ZMW81.62
|
|
pay 24.1% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
THB1,495.32
|
$44.18
ZMW1,177.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
THB1,000.66
|
$31.12
ZMW829.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
THB3,036.49
|
$90.18
ZMW2,403.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
THB2,417.34
|
$105.64
ZMW2,815.92
|
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