Belgrade vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belgrade	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1160	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2759	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$622	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$1090	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$83	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$980	$333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	51	37
😀 Quality of life	71	49
🏙️ Population	1.2M	2.47M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 57% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 4605th and 6726th ($1160 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Serbia and Zambia, respectively. Check Serbia vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Belgrade compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 2157th and 6269th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Belgrade	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.8	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.8	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.09	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$693	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1311	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$785	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.6	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.63%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4299	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2617	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.9	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.97	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.73	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.85	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.41	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.01	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.8	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.7	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7674	$9642

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Cities near Belgrade

Distance	City	Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi	Novi Sad	$1012
77 km or 48 mi	Valjevo	$776
97 km or 60 mi	Kragujevac	$807
99 km or 61 mi	Bijeljina	$661
103 km or 64 mi	Cacak	$759
121 km or 75 mi	Timisoara	$816
124 km or 77 mi	Resita	$716
145 km or 90 mi	Tuzla	$636
155 km or 97 mi	Subotica	$768
161 km or 100 mi	Szeged	$766
163 km or 101 mi	Osijek	$958
164 km or 102 mi	Arad	$623
174 km or 108 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
180 km or 112 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
184 km or 115 mi	Doboj	$603
185 km or 115 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
192 km or 120 mi	Baja	$692
194 km or 121 mi	Sarajevo	$796
196 km or 122 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
202 km or 125 mi	Nis	$711
213 km or 132 mi	Vidin	$605
213 km or 132 mi	Bekescsaba	$804
214 km or 133 mi	Zenica	$559
217 km or 135 mi	Mitrovica	$463
218 km or 136 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
219 km or 136 mi	Hunedoara	$627
219 km or 136 mi	Szekszard	$747
222 km or 138 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
223 km or 139 mi	Pecs	$848
224 km or 139 mi	Berane	$1070
224 km or 139 mi	Deva	$636
240 km or 149 mi	Kecskemet	$781
246 km or 153 mi	Pristina	$595
251 km or 156 mi	Plav	$1030
259 km or 161 mi	Banja Luka	$803
263 km or 164 mi	Szolnok	$666
267 km or 166 mi	Mostar	$693
268 km or 166 mi	Cegled	$855
269 km or 167 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
271 km or 168 mi	Kaposvar	$750

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$700
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$541
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$917
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1018
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$723
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$688
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$992
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$730
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$794
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$776
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$597
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$961
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$766
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$825
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$854
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$975
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$752
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$587
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$624
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$748
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$947
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$492
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$566
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$507
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$457
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$493
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$525
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$583
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$540
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1003
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$631
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$461
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$675