Amsterdam vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$333
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	37
😀 Quality of life	95	49
🏙️ Population	921K	2.47M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 278% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 331st and 6726th ($2791 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in the Netherlands and Zambia, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 29th and 6269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Lusaka

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	Amsterdam	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$9642

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$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