Ahmedabad vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$471
$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1155
$1880
🏠 One person rent
$182
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$340
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.5
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$517
$332
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
56
36
😀 Quality of life
54
48
🏙️ Population
7.65M
2.47M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 31% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 8798th and 7016th ($471 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 0.5 months in Lusaka. Ahmedabad ranked 18th best city to live in India vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 5969th and 6308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ahmedabad Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.3
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$251
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.16
$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1192
$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.83
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.43
$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.11
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.16
$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.88
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.1
$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.4
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1837
$5845

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$424
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$399
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$402
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$406
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$391
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$297
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$326
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$347
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$785
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$284
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$327
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$295
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$338
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$285
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$360
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$379
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$394
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$344
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$346
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$357
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$375
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$288
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$368
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$368
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$396
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$484
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$299
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$406
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$716
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$367
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$315
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$519
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$304
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$337
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$395
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$341
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$268
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$371

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Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$725
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1139
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1116
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$830
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1090
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1028
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$729
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$670
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1012
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$890
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$731
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$810
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1017
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$761
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$939
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$756
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$834
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$871
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$947
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$662
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$582
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$585
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1079
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$953
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$515
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$574
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$591
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$526
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$498
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$516
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$534
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$500
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$600
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$554
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$663
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$433
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$670