Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 39.5% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 70.4% less for restaurants
Valletta
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.32
|
$3.67
ZMW100.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
$3.41
ZMW93.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.19
|
$0.88
ZMW24.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.69
|
$0.47
ZMW12.76
|
|
pay 32.7% less for groceries
Valletta
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
$0.95
ZMW25.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.95
|
$4.56
ZMW124.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.75
|
$5.08
ZMW138.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.87
|
$1.73
ZMW47.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.16
|
$1.90
ZMW51.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$1.13
ZMW30.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.68
ZMW18.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$1.14
ZMW31.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.71
|
$0.53
ZMW14.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.56
ZMW15.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.39
|
$0.72
ZMW19.70
|
|
pay 25.2% less for transportation
Valletta
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.25
|
$5.26
ZMW143.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.52
|
$30.62
ZMW837.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,340.24
|
$12,371.75
ZMW338,361.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.48
|
$8.73
ZMW238.86
|
|
pay 17.3% less for housing
Valletta
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€47.81
|
$103.74
ZMW2,837.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€952.01
|
$274.41
ZMW7,504.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€841.51
|
$193.01
ZMW5,278.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€122.57
|
$107.59
ZMW2,942.47
|
|
pay 20.1% less for childcare
Valletta
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€628.33
|
$171.24
ZMW4,683.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,690.14
|
$14,061.39
ZMW384,571.85
|
|
pay 64.3% less for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$1.22
ZMW33.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.92
|
$1.81
ZMW49.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.61
|
$2.66
ZMW72.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€85.24
|
$28.16
ZMW770.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.30
|
$3.06
ZMW83.75
|
|
pay 46.2% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€119.85
|
$44.18
ZMW1,208.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€66.30
|
$31.12
ZMW851.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€113.48
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€154.28
|
$105.64
ZMW2,889.23
|
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