Cost of living comparison
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
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pay 27.7% more in Lusaka
- Childcare
-
pay 51.3% less in Lusaka
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 40.8% less in Lusaka
- Clothing
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pay 28.2% less in Lusaka
Expenses including restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and groceries are lower in Lusaka.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Rome, you would:
pay 64.5% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.75
|
$7.21
ZMW169.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.17
|
$3.82
ZMW89.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€1.91
|
$0.71
ZMW16.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€0.96
|
$0.33
ZMW7.76
|
|
pay 23.0% less for groceries
Rome
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.52
|
$0.74
ZMW17.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€5.99
|
$3.64
ZMW85.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€5.30
|
$4.85
ZMW113.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.22
|
$1.92
ZMW45.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.18
|
$1.80
ZMW42.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.92
|
$1.20
ZMW28.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.79
|
$0.60
ZMW14.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.76
|
$1.27
ZMW29.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€0.94
|
$0.56
ZMW13.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.62
|
$0.96
ZMW22.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.67
|
$0.67
ZMW15.79
|
|
pay 33.5% less for transportation
Rome
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.12
|
$4.77
ZMW111.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€32.09
|
$37.04
ZMW868.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€22,922.33
|
$8,004.53
ZMW187,626.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€14.67
|
$12.13
ZMW284.32
|
|
pay 27.7% more for housing
Rome
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€25.20
|
$125.92
ZMW2,951.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,009.76
|
$214.42
ZMW5,026.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€652.83
|
$114.96
ZMW2,694.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€143.09
|
$83.50
ZMW1,957.29
|
|
pay 51.3% less for childcare
Rome
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€435.31
|
$176.79
ZMW4,143.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€8,974.77
|
$6,570.42
ZMW154,011.28
|
|
pay 40.8% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.58
|
$0.97
ZMW22.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.31
|
$2.07
ZMW48.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.50
|
$2.49
ZMW58.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€49.89
|
$41.21
ZMW966.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.17
|
$3.50
ZMW82.03
|
|
pay 28.2% less for clothing
Rome
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€55.98
|
$18.43
ZMW432.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€26.30
|
$18.78
ZMW440.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€66.02
|
$90.18
ZMW2,113.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€87.53
|
$82.76
ZMW1,939.93
|
|
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