Cost of living comparison
France is 2.7 times more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in France instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Lusaka
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW134.60
|
$15.92
€14.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW89.68
|
$10.79
€9.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW25.51
|
$2.77
€2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW11.72
|
$1.90
€1.72
|
|
pay 74.2% more for groceries
Lusaka
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW20.93
|
$1.79
€1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW103.06
|
$9.16
€8.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW127.91
|
$4.45
€4.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW63.08
|
$3.91
€3.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW46.65
|
$6.37
€5.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW29.51
|
$1.27
€1.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW18.55
|
$0.94
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW31.52
|
$1.32
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW16.23
|
$1.51
€1.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.14
|
$0.92
€0.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.17
|
$0.94
€0.85
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Lusaka
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW131.89
|
$7.43
€6.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW967.11
|
$51.68
€46.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW209,021.42
|
$31,564.23
€28,537.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW316.74
|
$18.46
€16.69
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Lusaka
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,771.73
|
$30.98
€28.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW6,856.28
|
$779.01
€704.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,167.32
|
$611.60
€552.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,180.47
|
$139.72
€126.33
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Lusaka
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW2,906.48
|
$707.64
€639.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW153,661.58
|
$9,850.44
€8,905.96
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Lusaka
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW26.74
|
$6.18
€5.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW57.31
|
$3.05
€2.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW67.19
|
$11.75
€10.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,061.64
|
$34.96
€31.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW81.37
|
$11.84
€10.70
|
|
pay 91.6% more for clothing
Lusaka
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW640.52
|
$92.28
€83.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW685.68
|
$37.39
€33.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,354.77
|
$93.47
€84.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,295.13
|
$126.59
€114.46
|
|
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