Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 40.5% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 1.0% more for restaurants
|
Asuncion
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
PYG32,209
|
$7.21
ZMW198.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
PYG35,677
|
$3.82
ZMW105.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
PYG6,889
|
$0.71
ZMW19.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PYG3,937
|
$0.33
ZMW9.12
|
|
pay 46.7% more for groceries
|
Asuncion
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
PYG5,234
|
$0.74
ZMW20.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.12
PYG24,322
|
$3.64
ZMW100.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
PYG24,551
|
$4.85
ZMW133.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
PYG13,626
|
$1.92
ZMW53.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
PYG11,418
|
$1.80
ZMW49.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
PYG7,125
|
$1.20
ZMW33.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
$0.60
ZMW16.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
PYG3,323
|
$1.27
ZMW34.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
PYG5,720
|
$0.56
ZMW15.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PYG3,832
|
$0.96
ZMW26.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
PYG4,585
|
$0.67
ZMW18.57
|
|
pay 17.9% more for transportation
|
Asuncion
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
$4.77
ZMW131.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
$37.04
ZMW1,020.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
$8,004.53
ZMW220,637.61
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
$12.13
ZMW334.34
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Asuncion
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.94
PYG132,028
|
$125.92
ZMW3,470.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$425.89
PYG3,319,973
|
$214.42
ZMW5,910.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.02
PYG2,642,764
|
$114.96
ZMW3,168.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.20
PYG266,603
|
$83.50
ZMW2,301.65
|
|
pay 34.3% more for childcare
|
Asuncion
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$179.26
PYG1,397,362
|
$176.79
ZMW4,873.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,864.81
PYG30,127,514
|
$6,570.42
ZMW181,107.82
|
|
pay 18.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Asuncion
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.33
PYG10,406
|
$0.97
ZMW26.65
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
PYG15,575
|
$2.07
ZMW57.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
PYG9,910
|
$2.49
ZMW68.61
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.82
PYG209,109
|
$41.21
ZMW1,135.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.09
PYG39,641
|
$3.50
ZMW96.46
|
|
pay 3.6% less for clothing
|
Asuncion
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
$18.43
ZMW508.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
$18.78
ZMW517.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
$90.18
ZMW2,485.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
$82.76
ZMW2,281.24
|
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