Ahmedabad vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$452
$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1122
$2249
🏠 One person rent
$166
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.1
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$467
$333
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
57
37
😀 Quality of life
54
49
🏙️ Population
7.65M
2.47M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 39% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 8848th and 6726th ($452 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 6th in India and Zambia, respectively. Check India vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ahmedabad compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Ahmedabad ranked 19th best city to live in India vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 5984th and 6269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ahmedabad Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.2
$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.7
$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.12
$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.86%
21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$885
$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.5
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.09
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.87
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.18
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.13
$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.29
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.32
$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.5
$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.3
$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$60.6
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1659
$9642

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$382
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103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$376
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$371
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$298
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$311
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$310
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$771
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$286
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$311
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$288
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$324
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$298
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$340
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$367
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$378
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$333
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$333
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$348
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$366
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$284
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$339
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$362
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$381
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$501
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$279
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$350
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$716
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$394
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$363
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$334
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$513
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$295
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$331
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$376
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$325
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$297
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$350

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Distance City Cost of living
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$687
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$700
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$541
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$917
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$646
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1018
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$875
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$723
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$688
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$992
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$873
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$730
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$794
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$776
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$597
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$961
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$766
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$825
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$854
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$975
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$752
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$624
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$748
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$947
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$492
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$566
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$507
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$518
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$457
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$493
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$525
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$461
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$583
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$540
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1003
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$631
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$461
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$675