Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 30.4% more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 72.8% more for restaurants
|
Bujumbura
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,413
|
$7.21
ZMW198.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,874
|
$3.82
ZMW105.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,450
|
$0.71
ZMW19.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,937
|
$0.33
ZMW9.12
|
|
pay 65.2% more for groceries
|
Bujumbura
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,142
|
$0.74
ZMW20.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,852
|
$3.64
ZMW100.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,106
|
$4.85
ZMW133.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,034
|
$1.92
ZMW53.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,393
|
$1.80
ZMW49.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,774
|
$1.20
ZMW33.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF648
|
$0.60
ZMW16.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
$1.27
ZMW34.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,296
|
$0.56
ZMW15.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF648
|
$0.96
ZMW26.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF777
|
$0.67
ZMW18.57
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Bujumbura
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.77
ZMW131.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.04
ZMW1,020.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$8,004.53
ZMW220,637.61
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.13
ZMW334.34
|
pay 15.7% more for housing
|
Bujumbura
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$125.92
ZMW3,470.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF851,910
|
$214.42
ZMW5,910.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF215,230
|
$114.96
ZMW3,168.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$83.50
ZMW2,301.65
|
|
pay 14.5% more for childcare
|
Bujumbura
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF311,924
|
$176.79
ZMW4,873.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,192,397
|
$6,570.42
ZMW181,107.82
|
|
pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bujumbura
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,625
|
$0.97
ZMW26.65
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,699
|
$2.07
ZMW57.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,141
|
$2.49
ZMW68.61
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$41.21
ZMW1,135.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.50
ZMW96.46
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bujumbura
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$18.43
ZMW508.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$18.78
ZMW517.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$90.18
ZMW2,485.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$82.76
ZMW2,281.24
|
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