Belgrade vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1349
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3200
$2003
🏠 One person rent
$719
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$1228
$437
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1238
$130
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
50
35
😀 Quality of life
73
51
🏙️ Population
1.2M
2.47M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 74% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 4429th and 6881st ($1349 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Serbia and Zambia, respectively. Check Serbia vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Belgrade compared to 0.2 months in Lusaka. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 2274th and 6622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgrade vs Lusaka

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Belgrade Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$8.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.39
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$737
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1331
$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$63.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.3
$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.59%
24.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5349
$1971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3213
$4422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$6.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.65
$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.02
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.31
$4.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.2
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$21.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11454
$15258

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Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$1168
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$841
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$932
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$727
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$826
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$1000
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$722
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$710
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$848
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$1076
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$1169
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$719
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$667
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$832
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$1067
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$949
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$971
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$830
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$673
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$957
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$594
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$581
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1119
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$643
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$978
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$824
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$1189
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1093
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$696
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$1019
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$718
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1092
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$972
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$941
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$758
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$1139
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$893

Cities near Lusaka

Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$849
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$692
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1304
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$629
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1602
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1378
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$727
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$813
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1015
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$780
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$677
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$755
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1166
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$565
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1029
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$632
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$792
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$840
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1044
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$754
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$632
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1132
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$875
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$489
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$559
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$495
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$516
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$452
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$494
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$522
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$456
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$590
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$549
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$952
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$615
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$463
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$691