Budapest vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$1907
🏠 One person rent
$540
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$332
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
36
😀 Quality of life
79
51
🏙️ Population
1.71M
2.47M

The cost of living in Budapest is 45% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 4647th and 6460th ($1124 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 months in Budapest compared to 0.4 months in Lusaka. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 485th and 6238th 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
$9.31
$3.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.02
 Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$67.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$131
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
21.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$2014
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$12.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$8.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$5.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$3.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$24.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$5932

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$915
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$824
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$968
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1269
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040

Cities near Lusaka

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