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Foods in Lusaka
is
more expensive than
Dar Es Salaam
Electricity
is the largest difference
in the living cost comparision between Lusaka & Dar Es Salaam
Electricity
is
cheaper than
Dar Es Salaam
| USD | Local currency | ||||
| Travel Price | Lusaka | Dar Es Salaam | Change | Lusaka | Dar Es Salaam Sh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taxi | 1.321 |
%
|
Sh | ||
| Budget hotel | 165.943 |
%
|
Sh | ||
| Mid-Range Hotel | 268.721 | 125.442 |
53%
|
1,397,352.441 | 200,092.410 Sh |
| Luxury Hotel | 351.026 |
%
|
Sh | ||
| Fuel | 2.153 | 1.433 |
33%
|
11,194.681 | 2,286.080 Sh |
| USD | Local currency | ||||
| Foods | Lusaka | Dar Es Salaam | Change | Lusaka | Dar Es Salaam Sh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typical Meal | 6.236 | 6.679 |
7%
|
32,425.446 | 10,653.229 Sh |
| Fast Food (McDonalds/KFC) | 8.213 | 7.424 |
10%
|
42,709.427 | 11,841.217 Sh |
| Egg | 2.532 | 3.889 |
54%
|
13,166.814 | 6,202.542 Sh |
| Rice | 3.075 | 0.954 |
69%
|
15,992.401 | 1,522.442 Sh |
| Potato | 1.591 | 0.535 |
66%
|
8,271.932 | 853.856 Sh |
| Tomato | 1.681 | 1.854 |
10%
|
8,739.361 | 2,957.888 Sh |
| Flour | 1.413 | 1.239 |
12%
|
7,348.626 | 1,977.081 Sh |
| Banana | 1.889 | 2.032 |
8%
|
9,821.277 | 3,240.788 Sh |
| Sugar | 2.101 | 2.015 |
4%
|
10,924.202 | 3,214.045 Sh |
| Apple | 4.404 | 3.054 |
31%
|
22,898.807 | 4,871.815 Sh |
| Orange | 2.800 | 1.545 |
45%
|
14,558.599 | 2,465.068 Sh |
| USD | Local currency | ||||
| Drinks | Lusaka | Dar Es Salaam | Change | Lusaka | Dar Es Salaam Sh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | 3.075 | 1.081 |
65%
|
15,992.401 | 1,723.823 Sh |
| Coca/Pepsi | 0.865 | 0.651 |
25%
|
4,495.729 | 1,038.805 Sh |
| Beer | 2.587 | 2.211 |
15%
|
13,453.049 | 3,526.588 Sh |
| Bottle of Water | 0.667 | 0.396 |
41%
|
3,466.333 | 632.176 Sh |
| A Cup of Coffee (Regular) | 2.598 | 2.778 |
7%
|
13,510.821 | 4,430.387 Sh |
| USD | Local currency | ||||
| Others | Lusaka | Dar Es Salaam | Change | Lusaka | Dar Es Salaam Sh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cigarette | 2.222 | 2.121 |
5%
|
11,554.444 | 3,383.205 Sh |
| Electricity | 0.106 | 0.187 |
76%
|
551.462 | 298.528 Sh |
| Car (Toyota/Honda Sedan) | 16865.788 | 16713.985 |
1%
|
87,702,431.576 | 26,660,460.925 Sh |
Lusaka - Dar Es Salaam Price Comparison Chart
The Cost of living in Lusaka compared to Dar Es Salaam shows that in Zambia sometimes you would pay 3,477,362 ZMK (1,066,676 TZS) more than the Tanzania same items.
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