Cost of living comparison

 Lusaka, Zambia
compared to
 St. George's, Grenada
St. George's vs. Lusaka Cost of Living Summary

St. George's is 2.1 times more expensive than Lusaka.

Restaurants
pay 2.6 times more in St. George's
Groceries
pay 70.3% more in St. George's
Transportation
pay 5.4 times more in St. George's
Housing
pay 87.7% more in St. George's
Childcare
pay 66.5% less in St. George's
Entertainment and Sports
pay 81.2% more in St. George's
Clothing
pay 29.0% more in St. George's

The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in St. George's are more expensive than in Lusaka. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in St. George's.

St. George's vs. Lusaka Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. George's instead of Lusaka, you would:

pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

 
Lusaka
St. George's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.21
ZMW191.88
$7.40
EC$20.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.82
ZMW101.68
$8.33
EC$22.50
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.71
ZMW18.99
$1.85
EC$5.00

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pay 70.3% more for groceries

 
Lusaka
St. George's
Bread
1 loaf
$0.74
ZMW19.68
$1.69
EC$4.57
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.64
ZMW96.74
$4.32
EC$11.68
Milk (1 gallon) $4.85
ZMW129.11
$14.71
EC$39.75

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pay 5.4 times more for transportation

 
Lusaka
St. George's
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.77
ZMW126.80
$5.18
EC$14.01
Monthly public transit pass $37.04
ZMW985.50
$37.00
EC$100.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $8,004.53
ZMW212,997.41
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00

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pay 87.7% more for housing

 
Lusaka
St. George's
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$125.92
ZMW3,350.66
$46.87
EC$126.67
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $214.42
ZMW5,705.70
$579.70
EC$1,566.67
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $114.96
ZMW3,059.01
$289.85
EC$783.33

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pay 66.5% less for childcare

 
Lusaka
St. George's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $176.79
ZMW4,704.30
$55.50
EC$150.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,570.42
ZMW174,836.45
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00

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pay 81.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Lusaka
St. George's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.97
ZMW25.73
$2.04
EC$5.50
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.07
ZMW55.17
$4.44
EC$12.00
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.49
ZMW66.23
$1.85
EC$5.00

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pay 29.0% more for clothing

 
Lusaka
St. George's
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$18.43
ZMW490.55
$25.90
EC$70.00
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$18.78
ZMW499.83
$44.40
EC$120.00
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$90.18
ZMW2,399.56
$42.55
EC$115.00

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