Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 31.0% cheaper than Castries.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Castries, you would:
pay 50.6% 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
|
$5.15
ZMW138.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$3.43
ZMW92.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$0.98
ZMW26.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.45
ZMW12.03
|
|
pay 39.6% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Lusaka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$0.80
ZMW21.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$3.95
ZMW105.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$4.90
ZMW131.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$2.42
ZMW64.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$1.79
ZMW47.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$1.13
ZMW30.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.71
ZMW19.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$1.21
ZMW32.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.62
ZMW16.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.73
ZMW19.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.73
ZMW19.68
|
|
pay 42.3% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$5.05
ZMW135.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.04
ZMW992.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$8,004.53
ZMW214,605.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.13
ZMW325.20
|
|
pay 24.2% more for housing
|
Castries
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$144.44
ZMW3,872.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$262.56
ZMW7,039.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$159.59
ZMW4,278.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$83.50
ZMW2,238.72
|
|
pay 38.8% less for childcare
|
Castries
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$111.30
ZMW2,984.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,884.51
ZMW157,766.35
|
|
pay 30.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.02
ZMW27.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.19
ZMW58.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.57
ZMW68.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$40.66
ZMW1,090.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$3.12
ZMW83.54
|
|
pay 39.1% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$24.53
ZMW657.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$26.26
ZMW703.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$90.18
ZMW2,417.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$87.89
ZMW2,356.44
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