Bratislava vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1307
$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$1880
🏠 One person rent
$719
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$1173
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.3
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1524
$332
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
65
36
😀 Quality of life
80
48
🏙️ Population
476K
2.47M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 91% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 4319th and 7016th ($1307 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in Slovakia and Zambia, respectively. Check Slovakia vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bratislava compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 506th and 6308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bratislava vs Lusaka

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Bratislava Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.6
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.52
$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$529
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1189
$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5419
$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3950
$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.8
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.3
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.31
$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$77
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15558
$5845

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$1234
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$827
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$1197
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$1965
62 km or 38 mi Klosterneuburg
$1681
62 km or 38 mi Modling
$1772
64 km or 40 mi Gyor
$788
65 km or 40 mi Sopron
$860
67 km or 42 mi Baden bei Wien
$1698
70 km or 44 mi Breclav
$989
72 km or 45 mi Piestany
$935
74 km or 46 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1188
75 km or 46 mi Nitra
$1062
78 km or 49 mi Hodonin
$1051
81 km or 50 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
87 km or 54 mi Komarno
$1067
106 km or 66 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1130
108 km or 67 mi Szombathely
$789
108 km or 67 mi Trencin
$1150
111 km or 69 mi Levice
$898
111 km or 69 mi Sankt Polten
$1653
111 km or 69 mi Znojmo
$1136
114 km or 71 mi Tatabanya
$910
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1632
123 km or 76 mi Brno
$1344
128 km or 79 mi Zlin
$1220
130 km or 81 mi Kromeriz
$1094
131 km or 81 mi Veszprem
$883
131 km or 82 mi Prievidza
$952
143 km or 89 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
146 km or 91 mi Povazska Bystrica
$1065
146 km or 91 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
148 km or 92 mi Prostejov
$1137
148 km or 92 mi Vsetin
$1195
148 km or 92 mi Prerov
$938
149 km or 93 mi Trebic
$1211
156 km or 97 mi Vac
$876
157 km or 98 mi Zvolen
$1574
157 km or 98 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
159 km or 99 mi Erd
$849

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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