Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 31.7% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 2.0% less for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
LAK64,014
|
$3.67
ZMW97.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
$3.41
ZMW90.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
LAK19,597
|
$0.88
ZMW23.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
LAK9,416
|
$0.47
ZMW12.44
|
|
pay 36.3% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
LAK41,182
|
$0.95
ZMW25.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
$4.56
ZMW121.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
LAK221,260
|
$5.08
ZMW135.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
LAK44,289
|
$1.73
ZMW46.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
LAK50,569
|
$1.90
ZMW50.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
LAK43,154
|
$1.13
ZMW30.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LAK11,059
|
$0.68
ZMW17.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
$1.14
ZMW30.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
LAK47,949
|
$0.53
ZMW14.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
$0.56
ZMW14.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
$0.72
ZMW19.20
|
|
pay 74.8% more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LAK111,846
|
$5.26
ZMW140.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
$30.62
ZMW816.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
$12,371.75
ZMW329,776.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
$8.73
ZMW232.80
|
|
pay 25.8% less for housing
Vientiane
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
$103.74
ZMW2,765.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
LAK10,660,671
|
$274.41
ZMW7,314.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
LAK5,853,304
|
$193.01
ZMW5,144.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
$107.59
ZMW2,867.82
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$171.24
ZMW4,564.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
$14,061.39
ZMW374,814.63
|
|
pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
LAK24,081
|
$1.22
ZMW32.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
LAK44,740
|
$1.81
ZMW48.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
LAK43,498
|
$2.66
ZMW70.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
$28.16
ZMW750.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
$3.06
ZMW81.62
|
|
pay 4.4% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
$44.18
ZMW1,177.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
$31.12
ZMW829.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
$90.18
ZMW2,403.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
$105.64
ZMW2,815.92
|
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