Bratislava vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1590
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3784
$2003
🏠 One person rent
$911
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$1556
$437
🍽️ Food expenses
$445
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1723
$130
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
67
35
😀 Quality of life
80
51
🏙️ Population
481K
2.47M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 105% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 3630th and 6881st ($1590 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Slovakia and Zambia, respectively. Check Slovakia vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bratislava compared to 0.2 months in Lusaka. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 662nd and 6622nd 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
$10.5
$8.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.36
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$971
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$686
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1724
$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$63.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
24.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6618
$1971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4164
$4422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.8
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.72
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$8.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$6.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.35
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.92
$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$4.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.3
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.2
$21.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$763
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16627
$15258

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1475
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$1042
44 km or 27 mi Trnava
$1308
55 km or 34 mi Vienna
$2240
62 km or 38 mi Klosterneuburg
$1883
62 km or 38 mi Modling
$1862
64 km or 40 mi Gyor
$974
65 km or 40 mi Sopron
$1172
67 km or 42 mi Baden bei Wien
$1831
70 km or 44 mi Breclav
$1150
72 km or 45 mi Piestany
$967
74 km or 46 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1941
75 km or 46 mi Nitra
$1218
78 km or 49 mi Hodonin
$1257
81 km or 50 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
87 km or 54 mi Komarno
$1156
106 km or 66 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1619
108 km or 67 mi Szombathely
$917
108 km or 67 mi Trencin
$1255
111 km or 69 mi Levice
$928
111 km or 69 mi Sankt Polten
$1805
111 km or 69 mi Znojmo
$1230
114 km or 71 mi Tatabanya
$1063
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1789
123 km or 76 mi Brno
$1628
128 km or 79 mi Zlin
$1430
130 km or 81 mi Kromeriz
$1265
131 km or 81 mi Veszprem
$1124
131 km or 82 mi Prievidza
$1032
143 km or 89 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
146 km or 91 mi Povazska Bystrica
$1252
146 km or 91 mi Zalaegerszeg
$953
148 km or 92 mi Prostejov
$1201
148 km or 92 mi Vsetin
$1148
148 km or 92 mi Prerov
$1065
149 km or 93 mi Trebic
$1126
156 km or 97 mi Vac
$1195
157 km or 98 mi Zvolen
$1340
157 km or 98 mi Kapfenberg
$1518
159 km or 99 mi Erd
$973

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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