Bandung vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bandung	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$545	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1341	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$218	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$368	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.1	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$251	$333
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	81	37
😀 Quality of life	40	49
🏙️ Population	2.88M	2.47M

The cost of living in Bandung is 26% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 8276th and 6726th ($545 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 6th in Indonesia and Zambia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bandung compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Bandung ranked 20th best city to live in Indonesia vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 6910th and 6269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandung vs Lusaka

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	Bandung	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.59	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.19	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.05	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$1.78	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$158	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.4	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$874	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$412	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.3	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.62	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.76	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.63	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.91	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.09	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.5	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.3	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7595	$9642

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bandung

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Cimahi	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Sukabumi	$563
82 km or 51 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
93 km or 58 mi	Bogor	$513
101 km or 63 mi	Bekasi	$518
103 km or 64 mi	Depok	$385
113 km or 70 mi	Cirebon	$521
114 km or 71 mi	Jakarta	$701
116 km or 72 mi	Banjar	$490
119 km or 74 mi	South Tangerang	$536
134 km or 83 mi	Tangerang	$558
173 km or 108 mi	Tegal	$480
181 km or 113 mi	Cilacap	$474
182 km or 113 mi	Serang	$492
202 km or 125 mi	Cilegon	$488
233 km or 145 mi	Pekalongan	$471
306 km or 190 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
315 km or 195 mi	Semarang	$493
323 km or 201 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
323 km or 201 mi	Metro	$432
327 km or 203 mi	Salatiga	$421
365 km or 227 mi	Surakarta	$417
443 km or 275 mi	Madiun	$486
500 km or 310 mi	Kediri	$464
521 km or 324 mi	Blitar	$453
538 km or 334 mi	Prabumulih	$417
539 km or 335 mi	Palembang	$395
540 km or 336 mi	Mojokerto	$505
556 km or 346 mi	Batu	$410
569 km or 353 mi	Malang	$365
572 km or 355 mi	Surabaya	$549
578 km or 359 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
594 km or 369 mi	Pasuruan	$510
629 km or 391 mi	Probolinggo	$614
661 km or 411 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
684 km or 425 mi	Bengkulu	$500
740 km or 460 mi	Jambi	$458
795 km or 494 mi	Pontianak	$427
837 km or 520 mi	Bali	$1267
864 km or 537 mi	Denpasar	$497

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