Bangkok vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$1696
🏠 One person rent	$424	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$350
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$251
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$98
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	89	36
😀 Quality of life	75	50
🏙️ Population	5.68M	2.47M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 46% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 5912th and 7398th ($958 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th 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 0.1 months in Lusaka. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 1890th and 6625th 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	$3.1	$7.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$3.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$42.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$64.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$45.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	25.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$2016
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$4812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$4.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$11593

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

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