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Lusaka vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Lusaka is 30.5% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 64.5% less in Lusaka
Groceries: pay 23.0% less in Lusaka
Transportation: pay 33.5% less in Lusaka
Housing: pay 27.7% more in Lusaka
Childcare: pay 51.3% less in Lusaka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.8% less in Lusaka
Clothing: pay 28.2% less in Lusaka

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and groceries are lower in Lusaka.

Lusaka vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 64.5% less for restaurants

	Rome	Lusaka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €15.42	$7.21 ZMW200.16	-55.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €10.28	$3.82 ZMW106.07	-64.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €2.14	$0.71 ZMW19.81	-68.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €1.08	$0.33 ZMW9.18	-70.5%
Average			-64.5%

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pay 23.0% less for groceries

	Rome	Lusaka
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.71	$0.74 ZMW20.53	-58.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.71	$3.64 ZMW100.92	-48.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €5.94	$4.85 ZMW134.69	-21.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.60	$1.92 ZMW53.42	-48.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.69	$1.80 ZMW49.87	-63.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €1.03	$1.20 ZMW33.34	+12.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.88	$0.60 ZMW16.76	-34.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.85	$1.27 ZMW35.12	+42.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €1.05	$0.56 ZMW15.64	-48.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.70	$0.96 ZMW26.53	+31.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.75	$0.67 ZMW18.70	-14.1%
Average			-23.0%

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pay 33.5% less for transportation

	Rome	Lusaka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.86	$4.77 ZMW132.28	-33.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €35.97	$37.04 ZMW1,028.04	-1.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €25,694.37	$8,004.53 ZMW222,190.65	-70.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €16.44	$12.13 ZMW336.70	-29.3%
Average			-33.5%

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pay 27.7% more for housing

	Rome	Lusaka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €28.25	$125.92 ZMW3,495.28	+327.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,131.87	$214.42 ZMW5,951.97	-81.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €731.78	$114.96 ZMW3,191.04	-84.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €160.40	$83.50 ZMW2,317.85	-50.1%
Average			+27.7%

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pay 51.3% less for childcare

	Rome	Lusaka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €487.95	$176.79 ZMW4,907.34	-65.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €10,060.10	$6,570.42 ZMW182,382.62	-37.4%
Average			-51.3%

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pay 40.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Lusaka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €5.14	$0.97 ZMW26.84	-82.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.46	$2.07 ZMW57.56	+35.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €6.17	$2.49 ZMW69.09	-61.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €55.92	$41.21 ZMW1,143.97	-29.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €10.28	$3.50 ZMW97.14	-67.3%
Average			-40.8%

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pay 28.2% less for clothing

	Rome	Lusaka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €62.75	$18.43 ZMW511.72	-71.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €29.48	$18.78 ZMW521.41	-38.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €74.00	$90.18 ZMW2,503.13	+16.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €98.12	$82.76 ZMW2,297.30	-19.1%
Average			-28.2%

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