Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 37.1% cheaper than Victoria.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 67.1% less for restaurants
Victoria
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.76
SCR203.56
|
$5.15
ZMW130.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.19
SCR140.60
|
$3.43
ZMW87.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
SCR31.24
|
$0.98
ZMW24.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
SCR30.95
|
$0.45
ZMW11.39
|
|
pay 26.9% less for groceries
Victoria
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
SCR25.88
|
$0.80
ZMW20.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.83
SCR149.34
|
$3.95
ZMW100.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
SCR117.51
|
$4.90
ZMW124.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
SCR53.44
|
$2.42
ZMW61.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
SCR42.47
|
$1.79
ZMW45.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SCR13.08
|
$1.13
ZMW28.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
SCR17.89
|
$0.71
ZMW18.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SCR12.35
|
$1.21
ZMW30.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.60
SCR49.63
|
$0.62
ZMW15.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
SCR10.73
|
$0.73
ZMW18.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
SCR7.96
|
$0.73
ZMW18.64
|
|
pay 29.1% less for transportation
Victoria
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
SCR79.48
|
$5.05
ZMW128.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.57
SCR366.41
|
$37.04
ZMW940.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,466.86
SCR365,004.93
|
$8,004.53
ZMW203,244.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$45.76
SCR631.04
|
$12.13
ZMW307.99
|
|
pay 38.2% less for housing
Victoria
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$137.77
SCR1,900.00
|
$144.44
ZMW3,667.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,117.62
SCR15,413.16
|
$262.56
ZMW6,666.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$793.40
SCR10,941.77
|
$159.59
ZMW4,052.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.66
SCR1,167.56
|
$83.50
ZMW2,120.21
|
|
pay 29.6% less for childcare
Victoria
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.06
SCR2,290.07
|
$111.30
ZMW2,826.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,986.24
SCR110,138.40
|
$5,884.51
ZMW149,414.85
|
|
pay 62.5% less for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
SCR55.98
|
$1.02
ZMW26.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
SCR69.29
|
$2.19
ZMW55.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.28
SCR183.21
|
$2.57
ZMW65.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.18
SCR1,312.62
|
$40.66
ZMW1,032.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.54
SCR76.34
|
$3.12
ZMW79.12
|
|
pay 6.0% less for clothing
Victoria
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.83
SCR935.50
|
$24.53
ZMW622.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.36
SCR363.52
|
$26.26
ZMW666.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.67
SCR1,002.13
|
$90.18
ZMW2,289.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.65
SCR1,043.28
|
$87.89
ZMW2,231.70
|
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