Brussels vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$2003
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$437
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$130
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
35
😀 Quality of life
91
51
🏙️ Population
196K
2.47M

The cost of living in Brussels is 161% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 1939th and 6881st ($2030 vs $777) 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 0.2 months in Lusaka. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 121st and 6622nd 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
$21.2
$8.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$63.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
24.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$1971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$4422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$8.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$6.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$4.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$21.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$15258

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1874
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1843
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1833
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1793
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1848
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1819
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1769
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1845
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1895
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1769
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1703
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1743
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1686
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1688
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1799
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1746
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1753
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1742
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1939
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1829
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1727
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1834

Cities near Lusaka

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