Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 4.1% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 35.6% more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Lusaka
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB101.36
|
$7.21
ZMW198.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB202.73
|
$3.82
ZMW105.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.43
|
$0.71
ZMW19.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB10.15
|
$0.33
ZMW9.11
|
|
pay 12.1% less for groceries
Bangkok
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB52.97
|
$0.74
ZMW20.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB408.51
|
$3.64
ZMW100.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB254.67
|
$4.85
ZMW133.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB79.07
|
$1.92
ZMW52.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB45.75
|
$1.80
ZMW49.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB51.20
|
$1.20
ZMW33.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB25.28
|
$0.60
ZMW16.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB36.02
|
$1.27
ZMW34.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB28.00
|
$0.56
ZMW15.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.79
|
$0.96
ZMW26.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.66
|
$0.67
ZMW18.55
|
|
pay 16.8% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB155.38
|
$4.77
ZMW131.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,368.40
|
$37.04
ZMW1,019.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,925,889.48
|
$8,004.53
ZMW220,427.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB359.84
|
$12.13
ZMW334.03
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Bangkok
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB534.50
|
$125.92
ZMW3,467.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,880.15
|
$214.42
ZMW5,904.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,504.85
|
$114.96
ZMW3,165.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,342.96
|
$83.50
ZMW2,299.46
|
|
pay 61.1% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB22,014.24
|
$176.79
ZMW4,868.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB459,030.30
|
$6,570.42
ZMW180,935.12
|
|
pay 39.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB81.09
|
$0.97
ZMW26.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB89.91
|
$2.07
ZMW57.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB146.22
|
$2.49
ZMW68.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,899.20
|
$41.21
ZMW1,134.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB253.41
|
$3.50
ZMW96.37
|
|
pay 32.5% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,923.21
|
$18.43
ZMW507.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,212.32
|
$18.78
ZMW517.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,378.72
|
$90.18
ZMW2,483.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,205.59
|
$82.76
ZMW2,279.06
|
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