Bucharest vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$1907
🏠 One person rent
$449
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$332
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
76
36
😀 Quality of life
77
51
🏙️ Population
1.72M
2.47M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 24% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 5593rd and 6460th ($961 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 9th in Romania and Zambia, respectively. Check Romania vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 0.4 months in Lusaka. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 703rd and 6238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$3.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.02
 Cappuccino
$2.94
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$67.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$131
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
21.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$2014
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$12.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$8.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$3.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$24.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$5932

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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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