Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 79.8% more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 8.2% less for restaurants
|
Lusaka
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.21
ZMW198.58
|
$2.91
THB101.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.82
ZMW105.23
|
$5.83
THB202.73
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
ZMW19.65
|
$0.62
THB21.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
ZMW9.11
|
$0.29
THB10.15
|
|
pay 36.8% more for groceries
|
Lusaka
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
ZMW20.37
|
$1.52
THB52.97
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.64
ZMW100.12
|
$11.74
THB408.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
ZMW133.62
|
$7.32
THB254.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
ZMW52.99
|
$2.27
THB79.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
ZMW49.47
|
$1.31
THB45.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
ZMW33.07
|
$1.47
THB51.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZMW16.62
|
$0.73
THB25.28
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
ZMW34.84
|
$1.04
THB36.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW15.51
|
$0.80
THB28.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ZMW26.32
|
$0.71
THB24.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZMW18.55
|
$0.62
THB21.66
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Lusaka
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
ZMW131.23
|
$4.47
THB155.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,019.88
|
$39.32
THB1,368.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW220,427.21
|
$55,345.18
THB1,925,889.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW334.03
|
$10.34
THB359.84
|
|
pay 55.5% more for housing
|
Lusaka
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$125.92
ZMW3,467.54
|
$15.36
THB534.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.42
ZMW5,904.73
|
$571.31
THB19,880.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$114.96
ZMW3,165.71
|
$301.88
THB10,504.85
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,299.46
|
$67.33
THB2,342.96
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Lusaka
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.79
ZMW4,868.39
|
$632.63
THB22,014.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,570.42
ZMW180,935.12
|
$13,191.37
THB459,030.30
|
|
pay 75.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lusaka
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.97
ZMW26.63
|
$2.33
THB81.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
ZMW57.10
|
$2.58
THB89.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
ZMW68.54
|
$4.20
THB146.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.21
ZMW1,134.89
|
$54.58
THB1,899.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
ZMW96.37
|
$7.28
THB253.41
|
|
pay 76.1% more for clothing
|
Lusaka
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.43
ZMW507.66
|
$55.27
THB1,923.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.78
ZMW517.27
|
$34.84
THB1,212.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,483.26
|
$97.10
THB3,378.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.76
ZMW2,279.06
|
$92.12
THB3,205.59
|
|
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