Bangalore vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangalore	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$524	$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1260	$1696
🏠 One person rent	$221	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$384	$350
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$251
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$311	$98
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	76	36
😀 Quality of life	65	50
🏙️ Population	12.3M	2.47M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 20% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 8500th and 7398th ($524 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 8th in India and Zambia, respectively. Check India vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangalore compared to 0.1 months in Lusaka. Bangalore ranked 6th best city to live in India vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 5281st and 6625th 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	$3.4	$7.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.27	$3.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$42.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$64.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.1	$45.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.71%	25.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2084	$2016
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1082	$4812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.26	$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$4.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.91	$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.48	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.2	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.65	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.7	$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.9	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$121	$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3795	$11593

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$355
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$341
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$327
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$346
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$295
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$235
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$291
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$286
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$345
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$347
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$327
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$368
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$367
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$326
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$340
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$295
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$327
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$300
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$286
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$317
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$321
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$266
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$437
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$310
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$275
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$400
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$347
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$383
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$535
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$283
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$356
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$345
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$347
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$351
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$382
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$334
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$355
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$300
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$748
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$687
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$577
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1062
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$650
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1278
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1069
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$761
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$653
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1021
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$751
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1124
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$716
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$779
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$912
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$587
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$1032
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$658
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$820
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$873
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$755
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$592
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$587
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$888
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$916
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$493
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$565
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$506
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$458
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$496
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$527
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$536
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$514
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$996
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$577
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$495
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$692