Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 24.9% cheaper than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 40.1% less for restaurants
|
Santo Domingo
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
DOP618.52
|
$7.21
ZMW198.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.60
DOP399.04
|
$3.82
ZMW105.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
DOP63.48
|
$0.71
ZMW19.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
DOP46.25
|
$0.33
ZMW9.11
|
|
pay 11.3% less for groceries
|
Santo Domingo
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
DOP115.04
|
$0.74
ZMW20.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
DOP194.48
|
$3.64
ZMW100.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
DOP296.78
|
$4.85
ZMW133.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
DOP143.12
|
$1.92
ZMW52.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
DOP174.60
|
$1.80
ZMW49.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
DOP82.99
|
$1.20
ZMW33.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.40
|
$0.60
ZMW16.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
DOP81.67
|
$1.27
ZMW34.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DOP47.94
|
$0.56
ZMW15.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
DOP59.47
|
$0.96
ZMW26.32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP65.85
|
$0.67
ZMW18.55
|
|
pay 40.5% less for transportation
|
Santo Domingo
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
DOP290.12
|
$4.77
ZMW131.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.54
DOP4,988.06
|
$37.04
ZMW1,019.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.96
DOP1,695,938.95
|
$8,004.53
ZMW220,427.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.61
DOP1,124.69
|
$12.13
ZMW334.03
|
|
pay 20.3% more for housing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.28
DOP2,554.99
|
$125.92
ZMW3,467.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$732.50
DOP44,267.33
|
$214.42
ZMW5,904.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.15
DOP24,847.19
|
$114.96
ZMW3,165.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.16
DOP3,998.49
|
$83.50
ZMW2,299.46
|
|
pay 22.4% less for childcare
|
Santo Domingo
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.79
DOP21,864.31
|
$176.79
ZMW4,868.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,176.69
DOP373,277.97
|
$6,570.42
ZMW180,935.12
|
|
pay 35.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santo Domingo
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
DOP149.64
|
$0.97
ZMW26.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
DOP155.88
|
$2.07
ZMW57.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
DOP274.34
|
$2.49
ZMW68.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.94
DOP2,715.72
|
$41.21
ZMW1,134.89
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.40
DOP386.57
|
$3.50
ZMW96.37
|
|
pay 44.1% less for clothing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.44
DOP4,015.38
|
$18.43
ZMW507.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.74
DOP3,429.29
|
$18.78
ZMW517.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.17
DOP6,235.07
|
$90.18
ZMW2,483.26
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.66
DOP6,626.99
|
$82.76
ZMW2,279.06
|
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