Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 13.6% cheaper than Lusaka.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 9.4% more for restaurants
|
Lusaka
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW138.19
|
$3.75
SYP9,422
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW92.07
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW26.19
|
$0.95
SYP2,387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW12.03
|
$0.61
SYP1,539
|
|
pay 31.6% less for groceries
|
Lusaka
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.49
|
$1.00
SYP2,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW105.81
|
$1.84
SYP4,630
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW131.33
|
$4.00
SYP10,038
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW64.76
|
$1.68
SYP4,216
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW47.89
|
$2.63
SYP6,604
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.29
|
$0.45
SYP1,127
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW19.05
|
$0.73
SYP1,831
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW32.37
|
$0.33
SYP826
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW16.66
|
$0.32
SYP811
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.65
|
$0.25
SYP638
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.68
|
$0.20
SYP499
|
|
pay 52.4% more for transportation
|
Lusaka
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW135.42
|
$11.70
SYP29,396
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW992.94
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW214,605.03
|
$18,000.00
SYP45,225,540
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW325.20
|
$13.00
SYP32,663
|
|
pay 28.8% less for housing
|
Lusaka
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,872.48
|
$55.67
SYP139,864
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW7,039.44
|
$270.43
SYP679,452
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,278.64
|
$135.00
SYP339,192
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,238.72
|
$48.94
SYP122,966
|
|
pay 67.3% less for childcare
|
Lusaka
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW2,984.12
|
$51.88
SYP130,337
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW157,766.35
|
$1,100.00
SYP2,763,783
|
|
pay 11.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lusaka
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW27.46
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW58.84
|
$1.30
SYP3,266
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW68.98
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,090.00
|
$12.14
SYP30,509
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW83.54
|
$2.75
SYP6,909
|
|
pay 17.5% less for clothing
|
Lusaka
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW657.64
|
$29.00
SYP72,863
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW703.99
|
$29.80
SYP74,873
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,417.67
|
$40.75
SYP102,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,356.44
|
$46.67
SYP117,251
|
|
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