Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 10.2% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 15.6% less for restaurants
|
Bogota
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
COP21,948.75
|
$7.21
ZMW199.35
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
COP30,409.53
|
$3.82
ZMW105.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
COP3,629.85
|
$0.71
ZMW19.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
COP2,798.74
|
$0.33
ZMW9.15
|
|
pay 27.4% more for groceries
|
Bogota
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
COP5,887.90
|
$0.74
ZMW20.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.21
COP9,702.45
|
$3.64
ZMW100.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
COP19,716.05
|
$4.85
ZMW134.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
COP9,377.49
|
$1.92
ZMW53.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
COP9,770.89
|
$1.80
ZMW49.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
COP5,227.82
|
$1.20
ZMW33.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,103.15
|
$0.60
ZMW16.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,433.61
|
$1.27
ZMW34.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,351.77
|
$0.56
ZMW15.57
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,125.83
|
$0.96
ZMW26.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP2,039.46
|
$0.67
ZMW18.63
|
|
pay 5.7% less for transportation
|
Bogota
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
COP15,378.92
|
$4.77
ZMW131.74
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.16
COP176,287.13
|
$37.04
ZMW1,023.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,009.35
COP65,887,315.06
|
$8,004.53
ZMW221,290.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
COP55,710.26
|
$12.13
ZMW335.33
|
|
pay 85.9% more for housing
|
Bogota
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.88
COP104,823.44
|
$125.92
ZMW3,481.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.11
COP1,879,296.47
|
$214.42
ZMW5,927.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.08
COP1,378,736.02
|
$114.96
ZMW3,178.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.50
COP283,133.33
|
$83.50
ZMW2,308.46
|
|
pay 17.5% less for childcare
|
Bogota
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.19
COP1,014,867.38
|
$176.79
ZMW4,887.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,422.81
COP32,584,272.18
|
$6,570.42
ZMW181,644.03
|
|
pay 20.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bogota
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP5,068.26
|
$0.97
ZMW26.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
COP6,299.12
|
$2.07
ZMW57.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
COP10,136.51
|
$2.49
ZMW68.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.38
COP93,840.69
|
$41.21
ZMW1,139.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.62
COP20,273.02
|
$3.50
ZMW96.75
|
|
pay 24.3% less for clothing
|
Bogota
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.44
COP225,830.08
|
$18.43
ZMW509.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.05
COP184,576.35
|
$18.78
ZMW519.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.96
COP372,957.90
|
$90.18
ZMW2,492.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
COP313,001.36
|
$82.76
ZMW2,287.99
|
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