Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 41.3% more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 56.9% more for restaurants
|
Lusaka
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.21
ZMW198.77
|
$8.52
ZAR156.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.82
ZMW105.33
|
$4.68
ZAR85.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
ZMW19.67
|
$1.01
ZAR18.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
ZMW9.12
|
$0.81
ZAR14.88
|
|
pay 0.1% more for groceries
|
Lusaka
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
ZMW20.39
|
$1.07
ZAR19.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.64
ZMW100.21
|
$3.70
ZAR67.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
ZMW133.75
|
$4.91
ZAR90.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
ZMW53.05
|
$2.35
ZAR42.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
ZMW49.52
|
$2.08
ZAR38.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
ZMW33.10
|
$0.69
ZAR12.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZMW16.64
|
$0.68
ZAR12.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
ZMW34.87
|
$0.73
ZAR13.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW15.53
|
$0.75
ZAR13.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ZMW26.35
|
$0.64
ZAR11.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZMW18.57
|
$0.58
ZAR10.68
|
|
pay 48.3% more for transportation
|
Lusaka
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
ZMW131.35
|
$5.05
ZAR92.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,020.85
|
$65.32
ZAR1,196.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW220,637.61
|
$19,084.78
ZAR349,598.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW334.34
|
$8.78
ZAR160.75
|
|
pay 64.5% more for housing
|
Lusaka
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$125.92
ZMW3,470.85
|
$39.13
ZAR716.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.42
ZMW5,910.37
|
$416.34
ZAR7,626.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$114.96
ZMW3,168.73
|
$379.25
ZAR6,947.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,301.65
|
$86.03
ZAR1,575.91
|
|
pay 2.2% less for childcare
|
Lusaka
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.79
ZMW4,873.04
|
$216.65
ZAR3,968.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,570.42
ZMW181,107.82
|
$4,800.41
ZAR87,934.79
|
|
pay 53.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lusaka
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.97
ZMW26.65
|
$2.39
ZAR43.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
ZMW57.15
|
$2.00
ZAR36.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
ZMW68.61
|
$2.95
ZAR54.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.21
ZMW1,135.97
|
$34.21
ZAR626.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
ZMW96.46
|
$7.81
ZAR143.06
|
|
pay 68.0% more for clothing
|
Lusaka
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.43
ZMW508.14
|
$49.09
ZAR899.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.78
ZMW517.76
|
$34.65
ZAR634.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,485.63
|
$92.30
ZAR1,690.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.76
ZMW2,281.24
|
$98.31
ZAR1,800.82
|
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