Cost of living comparison
Manila is 46.1% more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Manila instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 13.3% more for restaurants
|
Lusaka
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.21
ZMW196.44
|
$5.12
₱296.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.82
ZMW104.10
|
$4.26
₱246.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
ZMW19.44
|
$0.87
₱50.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
ZMW9.01
|
$0.49
₱28.45
|
|
pay 46.5% more for groceries
|
Lusaka
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
ZMW20.15
|
$1.35
₱78.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.64
ZMW99.04
|
$5.30
₱307.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
ZMW132.18
|
$6.79
₱393.32
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
ZMW52.43
|
$2.08
₱120.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
ZMW48.94
|
$2.42
₱140.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
ZMW32.72
|
$1.52
₱88.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZMW16.45
|
$0.80
₱46.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
ZMW34.47
|
$1.52
₱88.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW15.34
|
$0.98
₱56.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ZMW26.04
|
$1.20
₱69.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZMW18.35
|
$1.48
₱85.98
|
|
pay 13.8% more for transportation
|
Lusaka
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
ZMW129.82
|
$4.14
₱239.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,008.93
|
$9.93
₱574.87
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW218,060.23
|
$25,575.45
₱1,480,869.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW330.44
|
$2.67
₱154.50
|
|
pay 43.2% more for housing
|
Lusaka
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$125.92
ZMW3,430.30
|
$28.80
₱1,667.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.42
ZMW5,841.33
|
$468.88
₱27,149.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$114.96
ZMW3,131.72
|
$234.44
₱13,574.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,274.76
|
$106.33
₱6,156.71
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Lusaka
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.79
ZMW4,816.11
|
$482.52
₱27,939.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,570.42
ZMW178,992.21
|
$14,127.39
₱818,004.14
|
|
pay 42.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lusaka
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.97
ZMW26.34
|
$1.36
₱78.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
ZMW56.49
|
$2.70
₱156.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
ZMW67.81
|
$3.07
₱177.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.21
ZMW1,122.70
|
$40.61
₱2,351.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
ZMW95.33
|
$7.67
₱444.26
|
|
pay 19.5% more for clothing
|
Lusaka
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.43
ZMW502.20
|
$33.31
₱1,928.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.78
ZMW511.72
|
$26.60
₱1,540.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,456.60
|
$74.03
₱4,286.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.76
ZMW2,254.59
|
$60.89
₱3,525.74
|
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