Cost of living comparison

compared to

Freetown is 73.3% more expensive than Lusaka.

If you lived in Freetown instead of Lusaka, you would:

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pay 78.9% more for restaurants

 
Lusaka
Freetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.21
ZMW198.77
$3.00
SLL62,908
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.82
ZMW105.33
$10.00
SLL209,695
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.71
ZMW19.67
$1.03
SLL21,591

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pay 58.1% more for groceries

 
Lusaka
Freetown
Bread
1 loaf
$0.74
ZMW20.39
$0.50
SLL10,485
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.64
ZMW100.21
??
Milk (1 gallon) $4.85
ZMW133.75
$7.57
SLL158,756

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pay 13.3% more for transportation

 
Lusaka
Freetown
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.77
ZMW131.35
$4.83
SLL101,357
Monthly public transit pass $37.04
ZMW1,020.85
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $8,004.53
ZMW220,637.61
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000

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pay 4.2 times more for housing

 
Lusaka
Freetown
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$125.92
ZMW3,470.85
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $214.42
ZMW5,910.37
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $114.96
ZMW3,168.73
$978.33
SLL20,515,161

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Lusaka
Freetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $176.79
ZMW4,873.04
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,570.42
ZMW181,107.82
??

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pay 20.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Lusaka
Freetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.97
ZMW26.65
$1.50
SLL31,454
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.07
ZMW57.15
$1.74
SLL36,435
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.49
ZMW68.61
$3.00
SLL62,908

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pay 55.1% less for clothing

 
Lusaka
Freetown
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$18.43
ZMW508.14
$10.00
SLL209,695
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$18.78
ZMW517.76
$8.00
SLL167,756
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$90.18
ZMW2,485.63
$20.00
SLL419,390

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