Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 34.1% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 31.4% less for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.21
NAD150.79
|
$3.67
ZMW100.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.65
NAD85.45
|
$3.41
ZMW93.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
NAD15.80
|
$0.88
ZMW24.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
NAD15.80
|
$0.47
ZMW12.76
|
|
pay 21.1% more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
NAD13.27
|
$0.95
ZMW25.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
NAD52.11
|
$4.56
ZMW124.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.30
NAD78.96
|
$5.08
ZMW138.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
NAD39.92
|
$1.73
ZMW47.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
NAD36.60
|
$1.90
ZMW51.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.44
|
$1.13
ZMW30.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD13.03
|
$0.68
ZMW18.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
NAD11.76
|
$1.14
ZMW31.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
NAD10.49
|
$0.53
ZMW14.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.35
|
$0.56
ZMW15.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
NAD8.51
|
$0.72
ZMW19.70
|
|
pay 37.8% more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
NAD76.27
|
$5.26
ZMW143.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
NAD396.74
|
$30.62
ZMW837.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,205.69
NAD150,790.43
|
$12,371.75
ZMW338,361.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.62
NAD121.64
|
$8.73
ZMW238.86
|
|
pay 28.2% more for housing
Windhoek
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.96
NAD954.80
|
$103.74
ZMW2,837.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$349.50
NAD6,422.56
|
$274.41
ZMW7,504.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.08
NAD4,595.52
|
$193.01
ZMW5,278.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.42
NAD1,257.27
|
$107.59
ZMW2,942.47
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Windhoek
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.81
NAD2,587.56
|
$171.24
ZMW4,683.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,704.96
NAD68,083.55
|
$14,061.39
ZMW384,571.85
|
|
pay 6.3% less for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
NAD25.13
|
$1.22
ZMW33.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.76
NAD32.42
|
$1.81
ZMW49.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
NAD40.21
|
$2.66
ZMW72.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.54
NAD836.89
|
$28.16
ZMW770.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.28
NAD60.32
|
$3.06
ZMW83.75
|
|
pay 38.9% more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.93
NAD678.56
|
$44.18
ZMW1,208.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
NAD447.09
|
$31.12
ZMW851.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.75
NAD1,281.72
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.15
NAD1,086.91
|
$105.64
ZMW2,889.23
|
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