Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 56.0% more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 0.6% more for restaurants
|
Dushanbe
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS60.01
|
$7.21
ZMW198.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
TJS97.96
|
$3.82
ZMW105.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TJS6.67
|
$0.71
ZMW19.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.00
|
$0.33
ZMW9.11
|
|
pay 52.9% more for groceries
|
Dushanbe
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.10
|
$0.74
ZMW20.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS45.74
|
$3.64
ZMW100.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS32.56
|
$4.85
ZMW133.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
TJS18.72
|
$1.92
ZMW52.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.14
|
$1.80
ZMW49.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.81
|
$1.20
ZMW33.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
TJS11.43
|
$0.60
ZMW16.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.67
|
$1.27
ZMW34.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
TJS4.08
|
$0.56
ZMW15.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TJS3.59
|
$0.96
ZMW26.32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TJS2.60
|
$0.67
ZMW18.55
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Dushanbe
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS34.08
|
$4.77
ZMW131.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$37.04
ZMW1,019.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS215,052.90
|
$8,004.53
ZMW220,427.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.18
TJS34.01
|
$12.13
ZMW334.03
|
|
pay 99.6% more for housing
|
Dushanbe
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS256.06
|
$125.92
ZMW3,467.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$413.18
TJS4,417.75
|
$214.42
ZMW5,904.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.49
TJS2,250.55
|
$114.96
ZMW3,165.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
TJS538.13
|
$83.50
ZMW2,299.46
|
|
pay 6.9% more for childcare
|
Dushanbe
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,140.28
|
$176.79
ZMW4,868.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,658.24
TJS146,035.92
|
$6,570.42
ZMW180,935.12
|
|
pay 6.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dushanbe
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS12.00
|
$0.97
ZMW26.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.29
TJS24.51
|
$2.07
ZMW57.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS25.01
|
$2.49
ZMW68.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.11
TJS396.76
|
$41.21
ZMW1,134.89
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$3.50
ZMW96.37
|
|
pay 2.7% less for clothing
|
Dushanbe
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.06
TJS300.07
|
$18.43
ZMW507.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS386.09
|
$18.78
ZMW517.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS820.20
|
$90.18
ZMW2,483.26
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.79
TJS575.14
|
$82.76
ZMW2,279.06
|
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