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Lusaka vs. Castries Cost of Living Summary

Lusaka is 29.1% cheaper than Castries.

Restaurants: pay 46.1% less in Lusaka
Groceries: pay 43.3% less in Lusaka
Transportation: pay 44.2% less in Lusaka
Housing: pay 8.5% more in Lusaka
Childcare: pay 2.8% less in Lusaka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.0% less in Lusaka
Clothing: pay 47.5% less in Lusaka

Expenses including clothing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Lusaka.

Lusaka vs. Castries Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lusaka instead of Castries, you would:

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pay 46.1% less for restaurants

	Castries	Lusaka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$7.21 ZMW200.08	-2.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$3.82 ZMW106.03	-48.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$0.71 ZMW19.80	-63.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.33 ZMW9.18	-70.2%
Average			-46.1%

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pay 43.3% less for groceries

	Castries	Lusaka
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 EC$4.39	$0.74 ZMW20.52	-54.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.52 EC$9.50	$3.64 ZMW100.88	+3.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.72 EC$20.85	$4.85 ZMW134.63	-37.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.79 EC$10.24	$1.92 ZMW53.40	-49.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 EC$11.93	$1.80 ZMW49.85	-59.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.43 EC$9.27	$1.20 ZMW33.32	-65.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.04	$0.60 ZMW16.75	-19.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.86 EC$7.72	$1.27 ZMW35.10	-55.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$4.17 EC$11.27	$0.56 ZMW15.63	-86.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.56 EC$4.23	$0.96 ZMW26.52	-38.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 EC$2.12	$0.67 ZMW18.69	-14.1%
Average			-43.3%

Castries vs. Lusaka - Cost of groceries

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pay 44.2% less for transportation

	Castries	Lusaka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.70 EC$15.40	$4.77 ZMW132.22	-16.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$37.04 ZMW1,027.60
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	$8,004.53 ZMW222,096.11	-72.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$12.13 ZMW336.55
Average			-44.2%

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pay 8.5% more for housing

	Castries	Lusaka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.02 EC$121.67	$125.92 ZMW3,493.79	+179.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$653.95 EC$1,767.34	$214.42 ZMW5,949.44	-67.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$407.02 EC$1,100.00	$114.96 ZMW3,189.68	-71.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.60 EC$242.16	$83.50 ZMW2,316.87	-6.8%
Average			+8.5%

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pay 2.8% less for childcare

	Castries	Lusaka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$181.93 EC$491.67	$176.79 ZMW4,905.25	-2.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$6,570.42 ZMW182,305.02
Average			-2.8%

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pay 28.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Castries	Lusaka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$0.97 ZMW26.83	-52.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$2.07 ZMW57.53	-44.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.49 ZMW69.06
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.92 EC$91.67	$41.21 ZMW1,143.48	+21.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.55 EC$15.00	$3.50 ZMW97.10	-37.0%
Average			-28.0%

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pay 47.5% less for clothing

	Castries	Lusaka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.94 EC$213.33	$18.43 ZMW511.50	-76.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.59 EC$158.33	$18.78 ZMW521.19	-67.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.34 EC$333.33	$90.18 ZMW2,502.06	-26.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.76 EC$275.00	$82.76 ZMW2,296.32	-18.7%
Average			-47.5%

Castries vs. Lusaka - Cost of clothing

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