Budapest vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$2003
🏠 One person rent
$810
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$437
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$130
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
35
😀 Quality of life
81
51
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.47M

The cost of living in Budapest is 103% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 3675th and 6881st ($1580 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Hungary and Zambia, respectively. Check Hungary vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 0.2 months in Lusaka. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 646th and 6622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Lusaka

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Budapest Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$8.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$63.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
24.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$1971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$4422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$8.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$6.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$4.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$21.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$15258

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

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