Ahmedabad vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1162
$1907
🏠 One person rent
$222
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$366
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.5
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$332
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
56
36
😀 Quality of life
56
51
🏙️ Population
7.65M
2.47M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 35% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 8477th and 6460th ($505 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 9th in India and Zambia, respectively. Check India vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ahmedabad compared to 0.4 months in Lusaka. Ahmedabad ranked 17th best city to live in India vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 5867th and 6238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ahmedabad Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$3.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.4
$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.25
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.59
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.4
$67.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.6
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.43
$131
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.94%
21.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1344
$2014
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$729
$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.79
$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.25
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$8.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$5.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.18
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$3.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.3
$24.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1882
$5932

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 15 mi Gandhinagar
$339
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$396
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$377
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$399
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$385
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$296
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$353
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$338
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$809
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$301
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$323
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$308
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$336
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$281
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$338
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$390
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$345
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$358
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$377
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$359
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$360
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$315
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$370
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$368
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$391
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$482
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$336
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$379
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$706
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$334
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$297
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$510
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$375
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$316
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$392
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$292
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$291
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$375

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Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$795
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1210
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1238
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$784
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1236
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1107
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$689
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$734
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$957
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$852
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$691
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$761
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1121
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$722
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$953
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$777
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$970
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$837
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$961
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$645
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$367
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$550
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1176
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$993
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$332
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$337
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$363
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$335
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$326
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$332
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$338
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$327
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$554
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$511
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1014
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$605
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$457
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$992