Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 12.0% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 3.7% less for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$7.21
ZMW198.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$3.82
ZMW105.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.71
ZMW19.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.33
ZMW9.11
|
|
pay 20.3% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.74
ZMW20.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.64
ZMW100.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$4.85
ZMW133.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.92
ZMW52.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.80
ZMW49.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.20
ZMW33.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.60
ZMW16.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.27
ZMW34.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.56
ZMW15.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.96
ZMW26.32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.67
ZMW18.55
|
|
pay 7.3% less for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$4.77
ZMW131.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.04
ZMW1,019.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$8,004.53
ZMW220,427.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$12.13
ZMW334.03
|
|
pay 42.8% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$125.92
ZMW3,467.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$214.42
ZMW5,904.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$114.96
ZMW3,165.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$83.50
ZMW2,299.46
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$176.79
ZMW4,868.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,570.42
ZMW180,935.12
|
pay 12.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$0.97
ZMW26.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.07
ZMW57.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.49
ZMW68.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$41.21
ZMW1,134.89
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.50
ZMW96.37
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$18.43
ZMW507.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$18.78
ZMW517.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$90.18
ZMW2,483.26
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$82.76
ZMW2,279.06
|
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