Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 32.5% cheaper than Vienna.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 73.5% less for restaurants
Vienna
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$3.67
ZK94.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$3.41
ZK87.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.97
€2.78
|
$0.88
ZK22.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
€2.19
|
$0.47
ZK11.96
|
|
pay 29.0% less for groceries
Vienna
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.25
€2.11
|
$0.95
ZK24.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
€5.61
|
$4.56
ZK116.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
€5.29
|
$5.08
ZK130.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.12
€3.86
|
$1.73
ZK44.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.92
|
$1.90
ZK48.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$1.13
ZK28.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.68
ZK17.29
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.05
|
$1.14
ZK29.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.52
|
$0.53
ZK13.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.56
ZK14.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.72
ZK18.46
|
|
pay 44.3% less for transportation
Vienna
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.47
€7.01
|
$5.26
ZK134.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.48
€46.40
|
$30.62
ZK784.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.69
€26,809.55
|
$12,371.75
ZK316,954.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.56
€17.41
|
$8.73
ZK223.75
|
|
pay 7.8% more for housing
Vienna
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.57
|
$103.74
ZK2,657.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.12
€861.07
|
$274.41
ZK7,030.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$715.20
€670.77
|
$193.01
ZK4,944.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.75
€180.77
|
$107.59
ZK2,756.32
|
|
pay 14.5% less for childcare
Vienna
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.36
€258.25
|
$171.24
ZK4,387.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,936.40
€12,132.61
|
$14,061.39
ZK360,241.94
|
|
pay 55.0% less for entertainment and sports
Vienna
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.84
€4.54
|
$1.22
ZK31.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.00
€3.75
|
$1.81
ZK46.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
$2.66
ZK68.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.68
€29.71
|
$28.16
ZK721.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.09
€11.34
|
$3.06
ZK78.45
|
|
pay 18.9% less for clothing
Vienna
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.30
€88.44
|
$44.18
ZK1,131.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.86
€33.63
|
$31.12
ZK797.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.35
€84.74
|
$90.18
ZK2,310.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.35
€109.12
|
$105.64
ZK2,706.44
|
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