Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 1.2% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 56.1% less for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
PLN37.59
|
$3.67
ZMW97.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
PLN27.49
|
$3.41
ZMW90.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
PLN6.49
|
$0.88
ZMW23.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
PLN5.93
|
$0.47
ZMW12.44
|
|
pay 25.5% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
PLN4.19
|
$0.95
ZMW25.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
PLN16.97
|
$4.56
ZMW121.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.44
|
$5.08
ZMW135.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
PLN11.17
|
$1.73
ZMW46.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
PLN10.43
|
$1.90
ZMW50.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.67
|
$1.13
ZMW30.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
PLN2.67
|
$0.68
ZMW17.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN2.99
|
$1.14
ZMW30.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
PLN5.41
|
$0.53
ZMW14.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.48
|
$0.56
ZMW14.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.57
|
$0.72
ZMW19.20
|
|
pay 7.3% less for transportation
Warsaw
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
PLN24.95
|
$5.26
ZMW140.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.65
PLN103.39
|
$30.62
ZMW816.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,040.90
PLN100,937.35
|
$12,371.75
ZMW329,776.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.46
PLN30.08
|
$8.73
ZMW232.80
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Warsaw
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.86
PLN55.86
|
$103.74
ZMW2,765.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$888.26
PLN3,580.49
|
$274.41
ZMW7,314.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.84
PLN2,772.62
|
$193.01
ZMW5,144.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.98
PLN802.07
|
$107.59
ZMW2,867.82
|
|
pay 17.8% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$442.43
PLN1,783.41
|
$171.24
ZMW4,564.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,192.96
PLN45,117.68
|
$14,061.39
ZMW374,814.63
|
|
pay 43.0% less for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
PLN13.16
|
$1.22
ZMW32.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
PLN12.71
|
$1.81
ZMW48.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
PLN16.92
|
$2.66
ZMW70.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.98
PLN136.98
|
$28.16
ZMW750.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.99
PLN28.20
|
$3.06
ZMW81.62
|
|
pay 8.4% less for clothing
Warsaw
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.81
PLN313.64
|
$44.18
ZMW1,177.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.95
PLN136.83
|
$31.12
ZMW829.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.04
PLN342.80
|
$90.18
ZMW2,403.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.44
PLN380.70
|
$105.64
ZMW2,815.92
|
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