Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 31.8% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 17.8% less for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$5.15
ZMW138.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$3.43
ZMW92.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$0.98
ZMW26.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.45
ZMW12.03
|
|
pay 16.7% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.80
ZMW21.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.95
ZMW105.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$4.90
ZMW131.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.42
ZMW64.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.79
ZMW47.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.13
ZMW30.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.71
ZMW19.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.21
ZMW32.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.62
ZMW16.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.73
ZMW19.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.73
ZMW19.68
|
|
pay 5.3% less for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$5.05
ZMW135.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.04
ZMW992.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$8,004.53
ZMW214,605.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$12.13
ZMW325.20
|
|
pay 40.3% more for housing
|
Freetown
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$144.44
ZMW3,872.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$262.56
ZMW7,039.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$159.59
ZMW4,278.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$83.50
ZMW2,238.72
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$111.30
ZMW2,984.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,884.51
ZMW157,766.35
|
pay 9.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.02
ZMW27.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.19
ZMW58.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.57
ZMW68.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$40.66
ZMW1,090.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.12
ZMW83.54
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$24.53
ZMW657.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$26.26
ZMW703.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$90.18
ZMW2,417.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$87.89
ZMW2,356.44
|
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