Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 67.1% more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Lusaka
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.21
ZMW198.58
|
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.82
ZMW105.23
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
ZMW19.65
|
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
ZMW9.11
|
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
|
pay 53.2% more for groceries
|
Lusaka
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
ZMW20.37
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.64
ZMW100.12
|
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
ZMW133.62
|
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
ZMW52.99
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
ZMW49.47
|
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
ZMW33.07
|
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZMW16.62
|
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
ZMW34.84
|
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW15.51
|
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ZMW26.32
|
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZMW18.55
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 79.2% more for transportation
|
Lusaka
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
ZMW131.23
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,019.88
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW220,427.21
|
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW334.03
|
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
|
pay 35.5% more for housing
|
Lusaka
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$125.92
ZMW3,467.54
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.42
ZMW5,904.73
|
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$114.96
ZMW3,165.71
|
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,299.46
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
|
pay 36.2% less for childcare
|
Lusaka
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.79
ZMW4,868.39
|
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,570.42
ZMW180,935.12
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 52.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lusaka
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.97
ZMW26.63
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
ZMW57.10
|
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
ZMW68.54
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.21
ZMW1,134.89
|
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
ZMW96.37
|
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
|
pay 95.6% more for clothing
|
Lusaka
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.43
ZMW507.66
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.78
ZMW517.27
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,483.26
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.76
ZMW2,279.06
|
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
|
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