Antwerp vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1650
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3930
$1907
🏠 One person rent
$841
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2547
$332
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
87
36
😀 Quality of life
89
51
🏙️ Population
529K
2.47M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 112% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 2878th and 6460th ($1650 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 9th in Belgium and Zambia, respectively. Check Belgium vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 0.4 months in Lusaka. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 161st and 6238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Lusaka

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Antwerp Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$3.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78
$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.72
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1372
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$67.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$131
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.24%
21.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3955
$2014
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2889
$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.9
$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.25
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$5.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.74
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.9
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$3.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$24.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$606
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17510
$5932

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1539
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1631
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1533
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1544
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1567
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1413
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1832
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1376
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1575
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1426
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1678
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1869
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1593
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1659
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1618
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1644
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1652
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1743
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1514
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$1981
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1822
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1648
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1585
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1528
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1825

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$968
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$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