Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 69.1% more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 79.4% more for restaurants
|
Lusaka
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.21
ZMW198.77
|
$9.93
MX$199.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.82
ZMW105.33
|
$7.45
MX$149.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
ZMW19.67
|
$1.08
MX$21.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
ZMW9.12
|
$0.77
MX$15.52
|
|
pay 38.7% more for groceries
|
Lusaka
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
ZMW20.39
|
$2.45
MX$49.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.64
ZMW100.21
|
$4.87
MX$97.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
ZMW133.75
|
$5.51
MX$110.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
ZMW53.05
|
$2.18
MX$43.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
ZMW49.52
|
$3.57
MX$71.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
ZMW33.10
|
$1.22
MX$24.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZMW16.64
|
$0.67
MX$13.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
ZMW34.87
|
$0.80
MX$16.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW15.53
|
$0.83
MX$16.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ZMW26.35
|
$0.85
MX$17.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZMW18.57
|
$0.83
MX$16.62
|
|
pay 1.7% more for transportation
|
Lusaka
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
ZMW131.35
|
$4.64
MX$93.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,020.85
|
$17.87
MX$358.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW220,637.61
|
$18,615.02
MX$373,813.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW334.34
|
$3.47
MX$69.78
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Lusaka
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$125.92
ZMW3,470.85
|
$24.38
MX$489.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.42
ZMW5,910.37
|
$893.52
MX$17,943.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$114.96
ZMW3,168.73
|
$544.24
MX$10,928.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,301.65
|
$30.31
MX$608.69
|
|
pay 72.0% more for childcare
|
Lusaka
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.79
ZMW4,873.04
|
$381.33
MX$7,657.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,570.42
ZMW181,107.82
|
$8,426.99
MX$169,224.89
|
|
pay 71.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lusaka
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.97
ZMW26.65
|
$2.73
MX$54.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
ZMW57.15
|
$3.01
MX$60.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
ZMW68.61
|
$3.92
MX$78.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.21
ZMW1,135.97
|
$53.69
MX$1,078.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
ZMW96.46
|
$4.96
MX$99.68
|
|
pay 84.3% more for clothing
|
Lusaka
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.43
ZMW508.14
|
$56.36
MX$1,131.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.78
ZMW517.76
|
$41.06
MX$824.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,485.63
|
$91.99
MX$1,847.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.76
ZMW2,281.24
|
$91.93
MX$1,846.06
|
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