Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 45.5% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:
pay 3.6% more for restaurants
Ulaanbaatar
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
$5.15
ZMW140.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
$3.43
ZMW93.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
$0.98
ZMW26.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
$0.45
ZMW12.27
|
|
pay 2.9% more for groceries
Ulaanbaatar
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
$0.80
ZMW21.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
$3.95
ZMW107.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
$4.90
ZMW133.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
$2.42
ZMW66.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
$1.79
ZMW48.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
$1.13
ZMW30.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
$0.71
ZMW19.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
$1.21
ZMW33.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
$0.62
ZMW17.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
$0.73
ZMW20.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
$0.73
ZMW20.07
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Ulaanbaatar
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
$5.05
ZMW138.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
$37.04
ZMW1,012.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$8,004.53
ZMW218,919.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
$12.13
ZMW331.74
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Ulaanbaatar
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
$144.44
ZMW3,950.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
$262.56
ZMW7,180.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
$159.59
ZMW4,364.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
$83.50
ZMW2,283.73
|
|
pay 14.0% less for childcare
Ulaanbaatar
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
$111.30
ZMW3,044.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
$5,884.51
ZMW160,938.36
|
|
pay 11.7% less for entertainment and sports
Ulaanbaatar
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
$1.02
ZMW28.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
$2.19
ZMW60.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
$2.57
ZMW70.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
$40.66
ZMW1,111.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
$3.12
ZMW85.22
|
|
pay 31.3% less for clothing
Ulaanbaatar
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
$24.53
ZMW670.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
$26.26
ZMW718.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
$87.89
ZMW2,403.82
|
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