Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 9.6% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 52.6% less for restaurants
|
Buenos Aires
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
ARS10,969.47
|
$7.21
ZMW198.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
ARS8,466.44
|
$3.82
ZMW105.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
ARS1,465.25
|
$0.71
ZMW19.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
ARS1,081.51
|
$0.33
ZMW9.11
|
|
pay 6.3% more for groceries
|
Buenos Aires
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.16
ARS2,149.09
|
$0.74
ZMW20.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
ARS5,178.59
|
$3.64
ZMW100.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.04
ARS5,026.56
|
$4.85
ZMW133.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
ARS2,300.36
|
$1.92
ZMW52.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
ARS2,794.99
|
$1.80
ZMW49.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
ARS921.78
|
$1.20
ZMW33.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
ARS872.26
|
$0.60
ZMW16.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ARS604.16
|
$1.27
ZMW34.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
ARS996.84
|
$0.56
ZMW15.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
ARS425.84
|
$0.96
ZMW26.32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ARS503.95
|
$0.67
ZMW18.55
|
|
pay 68.0% more for transportation
|
Buenos Aires
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
ARS3,495.06
|
$4.77
ZMW131.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ARS10,969.47
|
$37.04
ZMW1,019.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,250.00
ARS23,185,473.39
|
$8,004.53
ZMW220,427.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.35
ARS7,329.60
|
$12.13
ZMW334.03
|
|
pay 93.2% more for housing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.79
ARS23,728.34
|
$125.92
ZMW3,467.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.68
ARS512,251.74
|
$214.42
ZMW5,904.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.39
ARS356,400.46
|
$114.96
ZMW3,165.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.23
ARS49,096.90
|
$83.50
ZMW2,299.46
|
|
pay 14.2% more for childcare
|
Buenos Aires
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.50
ARS215,899.14
|
$176.79
ZMW4,868.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,476.88
ARS4,464,452.21
|
$6,570.42
ZMW180,935.12
|
|
pay 10.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Buenos Aires
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
ARS1,794.77
|
$0.97
ZMW26.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
ARS2,975.85
|
$2.07
ZMW57.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
ARS2,393.34
|
$2.49
ZMW68.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.22
ARS27,143.36
|
$41.21
ZMW1,134.89
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ARS4,986.12
|
$3.50
ZMW96.37
|
|
pay 51.5% less for clothing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.58
ARS89,326.40
|
$18.43
ZMW507.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.73
ARS74,521.73
|
$18.78
ZMW517.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.08
ARS113,760.32
|
$90.18
ZMW2,483.26
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.22
ARS118,887.13
|
$82.76
ZMW2,279.06
|
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