Brussels vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$1880
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$332
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	36
😀 Quality of life	89	48
🏙️ Population	196K	2.47M

The cost of living in Brussels is 186% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 1988th and 7016th ($1958 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Belgium and Zambia, respectively. Check Belgium vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 173rd and 6308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Lusaka

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	Brussels	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$5845

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$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