Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 2.1 times more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
|
Lusaka
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.21
ZMW198.77
|
$11.85
RON56.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.82
ZMW105.33
|
$7.54
RON35.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
ZMW19.67
|
$2.00
RON9.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
ZMW9.12
|
$2.20
RON10.51
|
|
pay 15.1% more for groceries
|
Lusaka
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
ZMW20.39
|
$1.17
RON5.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.64
ZMW100.21
|
$4.52
RON21.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
ZMW133.75
|
$6.34
RON30.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
ZMW53.05
|
$3.28
RON15.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
ZMW49.52
|
$3.09
RON14.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
ZMW33.10
|
$0.59
RON2.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZMW16.64
|
$0.77
RON3.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
ZMW34.87
|
$0.75
RON3.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW15.53
|
$0.88
RON4.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ZMW26.35
|
$0.51
RON2.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZMW18.57
|
$0.44
RON2.10
|
|
pay 36.8% more for transportation
|
Lusaka
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
ZMW131.35
|
$6.09
RON29.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,020.85
|
$17.24
RON82.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW220,637.61
|
$26,003.12
RON124,073.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW334.34
|
$5.82
RON27.76
|
|
pay 97.3% more for housing
|
Lusaka
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$125.92
ZMW3,470.85
|
$9.35
RON44.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.42
ZMW5,910.37
|
$601.94
RON2,872.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$114.96
ZMW3,168.73
|
$397.23
RON1,895.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,301.65
|
$130.07
RON620.61
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Lusaka
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.79
ZMW4,873.04
|
$527.95
RON2,519.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,570.42
ZMW181,107.82
|
$10,631.65
RON50,728.91
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Lusaka
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.97
ZMW26.65
|
$3.23
RON15.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
ZMW57.15
|
$3.17
RON15.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
ZMW68.61
|
$5.98
RON28.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.21
ZMW1,135.97
|
$49.84
RON237.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
ZMW96.46
|
$8.62
RON41.12
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Lusaka
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.43
ZMW508.14
|
$78.42
RON374.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.78
ZMW517.76
|
$39.68
RON189.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,485.63
|
$85.94
RON410.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.76
ZMW2,281.24
|
$105.80
RON504.83
|
|
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