Cost of living comparison

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Lusaka vs. Iceland Cost of Living Summary

Lusaka is 46.0% cheaper than Iceland overall.

Restaurants: pay 74.6% less in Lusaka
Groceries: pay 39.0% less in Lusaka
Transportation: pay 54.1% less in Lusaka
Housing: pay 15.5% less in Lusaka
Childcare: pay 10.9% less in Lusaka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.4% less in Lusaka
Clothing: pay 61.5% less in Lusaka

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

Lusaka vs. Iceland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 74.6% less for restaurants

	Iceland	Lusaka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.40 ISK2,689	$7.21 ZMW200.16	-62.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$16.94 ISK2,348	$3.82 ZMW106.07	-77.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.81 ISK390	$0.71 ZMW19.81	-74.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.02 ISK280	$0.33 ZMW9.18	-83.6%
Average			-74.6%

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pay 39.0% less for groceries

	Iceland	Lusaka
Bread 1 loaf	$2.95 ISK410	$0.74 ZMW20.53	-75.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.27 ISK1,007	$3.64 ZMW100.92	-50.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.01 ISK833	$4.85 ZMW134.69	-19.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.42 ISK751	$1.92 ZMW53.42	-64.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.51 ISK1,179	$1.80 ZMW49.87	-78.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 ISK170	$1.20 ZMW33.34	-1.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 ISK142	$0.60 ZMW16.76	-41.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 ISK162	$1.27 ZMW35.12	+8.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.87 ISK260	$0.56 ZMW15.64	-69.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 ISK171	$0.96 ZMW26.53	-22.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 ISK109	$0.67 ZMW18.70	-14.1%
Average			-39.0%

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pay 54.1% less for transportation

	Iceland	Lusaka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.36 ISK1,159	$4.77 ZMW132.28	-43.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$71.28 ISK9,881	$37.04 ZMW1,028.04	-48.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,660.66 ISK5,636,381	$8,004.53 ZMW222,190.65	-80.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.04 ISK3,055	$12.13 ZMW336.70	-45.0%
Average			-54.1%

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pay 15.5% less for housing

	Iceland	Lusaka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.17 ISK10,005	$125.92 ZMW3,495.28	+74.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,838.04 ISK254,789	$214.42 ZMW5,951.97	-88.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,497.77 ISK207,621	$114.96 ZMW3,191.04	-92.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.01 ISK8,042	$83.50 ZMW2,317.85	+43.9%
Average			-15.5%

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pay 10.9% less for childcare

	Iceland	Lusaka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$258.16 ISK35,787	$176.79 ZMW4,907.34	-31.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,993.99 ISK830,887	$6,570.42 ZMW182,382.62	+9.6%
Average			-10.9%

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pay 66.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Iceland	Lusaka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.19 ISK1,274	$0.97 ZMW26.84	-89.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.65 ISK644	$2.07 ZMW57.56	-55.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.76 ISK1,630	$2.49 ZMW69.09	-78.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.46 ISK8,520	$41.21 ZMW1,143.97	-32.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.35 ISK1,989	$3.50 ZMW97.14	-75.6%
Average			-66.4%

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pay 61.5% less for clothing

	Iceland	Lusaka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.23 ISK15,419	$18.43 ZMW511.72	-83.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.69 ISK8,274	$18.78 ZMW521.41	-68.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$148.00 ISK20,516	$90.18 ZMW2,503.13	-39.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$184.49 ISK25,575	$82.76 ZMW2,297.30	-55.1%
Average			-61.5%

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