Cost of living comparison

compared to

Tirana is 78.2% more expensive than Lusaka.

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

 
Lusaka
Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.21
ZMW198.77
$10.92
ALL1,030
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.82
ZMW105.33
$8.73
ALL824
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.71
ZMW19.67
$1.58
ALL149

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pay 33.0% more for groceries

 
Lusaka
Tirana
Bread
1 loaf
$0.74
ZMW20.39
$1.00
ALL94
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.64
ZMW100.21
$6.31
ALL596
Milk (1 gallon) $4.85
ZMW133.75
$7.59
ALL716

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

 
Lusaka
Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.77
ZMW131.35
$7.84
ALL740
Monthly public transit pass $37.04
ZMW1,020.85
$17.47
ALL1,648
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $8,004.53
ZMW220,637.61
$29,474.40
ALL2,781,191

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pay 86.0% more for housing

 
Lusaka
Tirana
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$125.92
ZMW3,470.85
$18.21
ALL1,718
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $214.42
ZMW5,910.37
$594.90
ALL56,135
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $114.96
ZMW3,168.73
$412.58
ALL38,931

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pay 13.7% more for childcare

 
Lusaka
Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $176.79
ZMW4,873.04
$257.35
ALL24,283
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,570.42
ZMW181,107.82
$5,375.91
ALL507,268

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pay 77.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Lusaka
Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.97
ZMW26.65
$2.73
ALL258
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.07
ZMW57.15
$1.85
ALL175
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.49
ZMW68.61
$3.82
ALL361

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

 
Lusaka
Tirana
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$18.43
ZMW508.14
$64.35
ALL6,072
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$18.78
ZMW517.76
$47.77
ALL4,508
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$90.18
ZMW2,485.63
$100.14
ALL9,450

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