Belgrade vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1378
$686
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3270
$1784
🏠 One person rent
$741
$237
🏘️ Family rent
$1282
$381
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1226
$113
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
50
35
😀 Quality of life
73
50
🏙️ Population
1.2M
2.47M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 101% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 4396th and 7322nd ($1378 vs $686) 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 2503rd and 6732nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Belgrade Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$3.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1432
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$944
$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.9%
25.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5071
$1955
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3183
$4123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$38.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$5.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.63
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.6
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.84
$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.3
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$6.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$459
$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10508
$13300

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Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$1173
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$924
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$948
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$741
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$888
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$1029
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$752
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$721
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$923
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$1004
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$1160
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$734
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$682
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$851
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$1031
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$956
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$857
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$683
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$899
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$631
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$571
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1193
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$672
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$961
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$844
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$1124
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1156
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$709
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$958
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$694
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1150
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$965
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$877
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$819
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$1074
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$850

Cities near Lusaka

Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$750
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$613
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1189
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$639
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1473
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1229
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$754
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$718
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1024
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$770
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$706
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$768
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1030
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$577
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1039
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$630
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$828
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$861
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1039
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$764
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$591
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$633
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1002
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$924
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$495
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$530
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$505
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$521
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
$583
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$551
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$628
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$469
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692