Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 66.7% more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 17.8% more for restaurants
|
Tunis
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
TND12.170
|
$7.21
ZMW198.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.81
TND15.210
|
$3.82
ZMW105.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TND2.110
|
$0.71
ZMW19.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
TND1.080
|
$0.33
ZMW9.11
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Tunis
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
$0.74
ZMW20.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
TND15.350
|
$3.64
ZMW100.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.440
|
$4.85
ZMW133.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
TND4.910
|
$1.92
ZMW52.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TND8.570
|
$1.80
ZMW49.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
TND2.730
|
$1.20
ZMW33.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.890
|
$0.60
ZMW16.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
TND1.590
|
$1.27
ZMW34.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
TND0.980
|
$0.56
ZMW15.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TND0.870
|
$0.96
ZMW26.32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
TND0.820
|
$0.67
ZMW18.55
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Tunis
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
TND9.680
|
$4.77
ZMW131.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.22
TND35.490
|
$37.04
ZMW1,019.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,454.35
TND121,687.950
|
$8,004.53
ZMW220,427.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.60
TND8.210
|
$12.13
ZMW334.03
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Tunis
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.62
TND71.580
|
$125.92
ZMW3,467.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.97
TND806.840
|
$214.42
ZMW5,904.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.18
TND551.200
|
$114.96
ZMW3,165.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.70
TND125.640
|
$83.50
ZMW2,299.46
|
|
pay 92.0% more for childcare
|
Tunis
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.37
TND308.120
|
$176.79
ZMW4,868.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,244.15
TND10,266.040
|
$6,570.42
ZMW180,935.12
|
|
pay 9.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunis
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
TND5.830
|
$0.97
ZMW26.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.97
TND3.070
|
$2.07
ZMW57.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND10.140
|
$2.49
ZMW68.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.98
TND98.030
|
$41.21
ZMW1,134.89
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
TND15.210
|
$3.50
ZMW96.37
|
|
pay 29.7% less for clothing
|
Tunis
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
TND146.130
|
$18.43
ZMW507.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.28
TND168.600
|
$18.78
ZMW517.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
TND292.520
|
$90.18
ZMW2,483.26
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.23
TND241.240
|
$82.76
ZMW2,279.06
|
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