Cost of living comparison

Bogota, Colombia

compared to

Lusaka, Zambia

Lusaka vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

Lusaka is 10.2% more expensive than Bogota.

Restaurants: pay 15.6% less in Lusaka
Groceries: pay 27.4% more in Lusaka
Transportation: pay 5.7% less in Lusaka
Housing: pay 85.9% more in Lusaka
Childcare: pay 17.5% less in Lusaka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.9% more in Lusaka
Clothing: pay 24.3% less in Lusaka

The cost of housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Lusaka are more expensive than in Bogota. Expenses including clothing, childcare, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Lusaka. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Lusaka.

Lusaka vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lusaka instead of Bogota, you would:

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pay 15.6% less for restaurants

	Bogota	Lusaka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 COP21,513.64	$7.21 ZMW205.21	+44.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.93 COP29,806.69	$3.82 ZMW108.75	-44.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 COP3,557.89	$0.71 ZMW20.31	-13.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 COP2,743.26	$0.33 ZMW9.42	-48.1%
Average			-15.6%

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pay 27.4% more for groceries

	Bogota	Lusaka
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 COP5,771.18	$0.74 ZMW21.05	-44.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.21 COP9,510.11	$3.64 ZMW103.46	+64.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.49 COP19,325.20	$4.85 ZMW138.08	+8.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.14 COP9,191.59	$1.92 ZMW54.77	-9.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.23 COP9,577.19	$1.80 ZMW51.13	-19.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 COP5,124.19	$1.20 ZMW34.18	+0.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 COP2,061.45	$0.60 ZMW17.18	+26.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 COP2,385.37	$1.27 ZMW36.01	+128.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 COP2,305.15	$0.56 ZMW16.03	+5.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 COP2,083.69	$0.96 ZMW27.20	+97.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 COP1,999.03	$0.67 ZMW19.17	+45.0%
Average			+27.4%

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pay 5.7% less for transportation

	Bogota	Lusaka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.50 COP15,074.05	$4.77 ZMW135.61	+36.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.16 COP172,792.40	$37.04 ZMW1,053.98	-7.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,009.35 COP64,581,160.99	$8,004.53 ZMW227,796.39	-46.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 COP54,605.86	$12.13 ZMW345.19	-4.4%
Average			-5.7%

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pay 85.9% more for housing

	Bogota	Lusaka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.88 COP102,745.41	$125.92 ZMW3,583.46	+427.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$428.11 COP1,842,041.19	$214.42 ZMW6,102.13	-49.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$314.08 COP1,351,403.87	$114.96 ZMW3,271.55	-63.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.50 COP277,520.47	$83.50 ZMW2,376.33	+29.5%
Average			+85.9%

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pay 17.5% less for childcare

	Bogota	Lusaka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.19 COP994,748.59	$176.79 ZMW5,031.15	-23.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,422.81 COP31,938,319.62	$6,570.42 ZMW186,984.03	-11.5%
Average			-17.5%

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pay 20.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Bogota	Lusaka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.15 COP4,967.78	$0.97 ZMW27.52	-16.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.43 COP6,174.24	$2.07 ZMW59.01	+44.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.31 COP9,935.56	$2.49 ZMW70.84	+7.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.38 COP91,980.39	$41.21 ZMW1,172.83	+92.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.62 COP19,871.13	$3.50 ZMW99.59	-24.2%
Average			+20.9%

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pay 24.3% less for clothing

	Bogota	Lusaka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.44 COP221,353.21	$18.43 ZMW524.63	-64.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.05 COP180,917.30	$18.78 ZMW534.56	-55.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.96 COP365,564.36	$90.18 ZMW2,566.28	+6.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.30 COP306,796.40	$82.76 ZMW2,355.26	+16.1%
Average			-24.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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