Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 29.1% cheaper than Castries.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Castries, you would:
pay 46.1% less for restaurants
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Castries
|
Lusaka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$7.21
ZMW198.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$3.82
ZMW105.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$0.71
ZMW19.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.33
ZMW9.11
|
|
pay 43.3% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$0.74
ZMW20.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$3.64
ZMW100.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$4.85
ZMW133.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$1.92
ZMW52.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$1.80
ZMW49.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$1.20
ZMW33.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.60
ZMW16.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$1.27
ZMW34.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.56
ZMW15.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.96
ZMW26.32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.67
ZMW18.55
|
|
pay 44.2% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$4.77
ZMW131.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.04
ZMW1,019.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$8,004.53
ZMW220,427.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.13
ZMW334.03
|
|
pay 8.5% more for housing
|
Castries
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$125.92
ZMW3,467.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$214.42
ZMW5,904.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$114.96
ZMW3,165.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$83.50
ZMW2,299.46
|
|
pay 2.8% less for childcare
|
Castries
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$176.79
ZMW4,868.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,570.42
ZMW180,935.12
|
|
pay 28.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$0.97
ZMW26.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.07
ZMW57.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.49
ZMW68.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$41.21
ZMW1,134.89
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$3.50
ZMW96.37
|
|
pay 47.5% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$18.43
ZMW507.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$18.78
ZMW517.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$90.18
ZMW2,483.26
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$82.76
ZMW2,279.06
|
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