Bangkok vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangkok	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2947	$1880
🏠 One person rent	$425	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$1110	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$332
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	89	36
😀 Quality of life	74	48
🏙️ Population	5.68M	2.47M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 45% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 5738th and 7016th ($994 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Thailand and Zambia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 1355th and 6308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Lusaka

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	Bangkok	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.03	$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.1	$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2650	$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.8	$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.8	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$662	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13758	$5845

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$787
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$739
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$613
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$800
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$676
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$703
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$570
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$697
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$533
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$630
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$806
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$612
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$555
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$745
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1168
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$635
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$919
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$783

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$725
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$1139
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1116
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1090
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1028
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$729
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$670
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1012
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$731
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$810
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$1017
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$761
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$939
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$756
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$834
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$871
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$947
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$662
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$582
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$585
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$1079
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$953
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$515
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$574
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$591
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$498
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$516
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$534
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$500
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$600
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$554
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1000
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$663
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$433
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$670