Bangalore vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$219	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	74	37
😀 Quality of life	68	49
🏙️ Population	12.3M	2.47M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 28% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 8398th and 6726th ($533 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in India and Zambia, respectively. Check India vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 3159th and 6269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Lusaka

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	Bangalore	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$9642

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357

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