Bratislava vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2998
$1907
🏠 One person rent
$697
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$1124
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.9
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1442
$332
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
65
36
😀 Quality of life
79
51
🏙️ Population
476K
2.47M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 63% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 4266th and 6460th ($1269 vs $777) 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 1.1 months in Bratislava compared to 0.4 months in Lusaka. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 487th and 6238th 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
$9.65
$3.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.43
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.02
 Cappuccino
$2.76
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.99
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1195
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$821
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$67.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$131
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
21.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5290
$2014
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.9
$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$12.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.45
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$5.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.32
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$3.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.9
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$74
$24.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$596
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14350
$5932

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$1197
33 km or 20 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
44 km or 27 mi Trnava
$1073
55 km or 34 mi Vienna
$1854
62 km or 38 mi Klosterneuburg
$1602
62 km or 38 mi Modling
$1621
64 km or 40 mi Gyor
$829
65 km or 40 mi Sopron
$765
67 km or 42 mi Baden bei Wien
$1663
70 km or 44 mi Breclav
$946
72 km or 45 mi Piestany
$901
74 km or 46 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1325
75 km or 46 mi Nitra
$1125
78 km or 49 mi Hodonin
$988
81 km or 50 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
87 km or 54 mi Komarno
$1045
106 km or 66 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1020
108 km or 67 mi Szombathely
$747
108 km or 67 mi Trencin
$1149
111 km or 69 mi Levice
$898
111 km or 69 mi Sankt Polten
$1535
111 km or 69 mi Znojmo
$995
114 km or 71 mi Tatabanya
$857
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1543
123 km or 76 mi Brno
$1158
128 km or 79 mi Zlin
$1033
130 km or 81 mi Kromeriz
$1005
131 km or 81 mi Veszprem
$852
131 km or 82 mi Prievidza
$888
143 km or 89 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
146 km or 91 mi Povazska Bystrica
$1089
146 km or 91 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
148 km or 92 mi Prostejov
$1084
148 km or 92 mi Vsetin
$1085
148 km or 92 mi Prerov
$916
149 km or 93 mi Trebic
$1011
156 km or 97 mi Vac
$873
157 km or 98 mi Zvolen
$1476
157 km or 98 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
159 km or 99 mi Erd
$824

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Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$795
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1210
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1238
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$784
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1236
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1107
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$689
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$734
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$957
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$852
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$691
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$761
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1121
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$722
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$953
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$777
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$970
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$837
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$961
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$645
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$367
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$550
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1176
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$993
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$332
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$337
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$363
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$335
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$326
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$332
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$338
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$327
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$554
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$511
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1014
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$605
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$457
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$992