Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 50.6% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 19.8% less for restaurants
|
Minsk
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.11
BYN29.70
|
$7.21
ZMW198.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.16
BYN16.83
|
$3.82
ZMW105.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$0.71
ZMW19.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
BYN1.51
|
$0.33
ZMW9.12
|
|
pay 77.5% more for groceries
|
Minsk
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
BYN1.83
|
$0.74
ZMW20.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
BYN9.96
|
$3.64
ZMW100.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.06
|
$4.85
ZMW133.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
BYN4.19
|
$1.92
ZMW53.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
BYN5.68
|
$1.80
ZMW49.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
BYN1.63
|
$1.20
ZMW33.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.43
|
$0.60
ZMW16.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BYN2.54
|
$1.27
ZMW34.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
BYN3.19
|
$0.56
ZMW15.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
$0.96
ZMW26.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
BYN0.92
|
$0.67
ZMW18.57
|
|
pay 95.2% more for transportation
|
Minsk
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.80
BYN9.12
|
$4.77
ZMW131.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.51
BYN50.55
|
$37.04
ZMW1,020.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,466.62
BYN56,932.46
|
$8,004.53
ZMW220,637.61
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.72
BYN12.14
|
$12.13
ZMW334.34
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
|
Minsk
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.42
BYN33.97
|
$125.92
ZMW3,470.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.79
BYN1,528.03
|
$214.42
ZMW5,910.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.22
BYN975.31
|
$114.96
ZMW3,168.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.67
BYN135.81
|
$83.50
ZMW2,301.65
|
|
pay 38.6% less for childcare
|
Minsk
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.24
BYN981.88
|
$176.79
ZMW4,873.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,252.74
BYN33,418.82
|
$6,570.42
ZMW181,107.82
|
|
pay 6.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Minsk
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
BYN4.67
|
$0.97
ZMW26.65
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
BYN5.50
|
$2.07
ZMW57.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
BYN5.94
|
$2.49
ZMW68.61
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.67
BYN103.22
|
$41.21
ZMW1,135.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
BYN14.85
|
$3.50
ZMW96.46
|
|
pay 40.4% less for clothing
|
Minsk
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.57
BYN203.96
|
$18.43
ZMW508.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
BYN154.49
|
$18.78
ZMW517.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.39
BYN346.77
|
$90.18
ZMW2,485.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
BYN318.83
|
$82.76
ZMW2,281.24
|
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