Bratislava vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bratislava	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1275	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3042	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$705	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$1188	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.7	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1458	$333
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	37
😀 Quality of life	80	49
🏙️ Population	476K	2.47M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 73% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 4275th and 6726th ($1275 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 0.5 months in Lusaka. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 568th and 6269th 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	$8.92	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.61	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.93	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$691	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$530	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1238	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$908	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.7	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5323	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3848	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.54	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.53	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.3	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13266	$9642

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Cities near Bratislava

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
33 km or 20 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
44 km or 27 mi	Trnava	$1181
55 km or 34 mi	Vienna	$1844
62 km or 38 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1582
62 km or 38 mi	Modling	$1719
64 km or 40 mi	Gyor	$784
65 km or 40 mi	Sopron	$919
67 km or 42 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1627
70 km or 44 mi	Breclav	$943
72 km or 45 mi	Piestany	$935
74 km or 46 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1586
75 km or 46 mi	Nitra	$1039
78 km or 49 mi	Hodonin	$1098
81 km or 50 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
87 km or 54 mi	Komarno	$1045
106 km or 66 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1381
108 km or 67 mi	Szombathely	$701
108 km or 67 mi	Trencin	$1118
111 km or 69 mi	Levice	$987
111 km or 69 mi	Sankt Polten	$1559
111 km or 69 mi	Znojmo	$1087
114 km or 71 mi	Tatabanya	$794
115 km or 71 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1553
123 km or 76 mi	Brno	$1329
128 km or 79 mi	Zlin	$1169
130 km or 81 mi	Kromeriz	$1107
131 km or 81 mi	Veszprem	$786
131 km or 82 mi	Prievidza	$892
143 km or 89 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
146 km or 91 mi	Povazska Bystrica	$1085
146 km or 91 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
148 km or 92 mi	Prostejov	$1075
148 km or 92 mi	Vsetin	$1104
148 km or 92 mi	Prerov	$983
149 km or 93 mi	Trebic	$1120
156 km or 97 mi	Vac	$827
157 km or 98 mi	Zvolen	$1237
157 km or 98 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
159 km or 99 mi	Erd	$790

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