Budapest vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$1880
🏠 One person rent	$589	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$332
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	36
😀 Quality of life	80	48
🏙️ Population	1.69M	2.47M

The cost of living in Budapest is 73% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 4643rd and 7016th ($1185 vs $685) 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 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 551st and 6308th 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	$10.4	$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$5845

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$960
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$849
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$901
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$992
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$876
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$910
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$805
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$770
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$849
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1067
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$953
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$879
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$898
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$712
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$883
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1166
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$788
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$864
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1062
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1574
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$879
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$780
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1103
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$952
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1197
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$784
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$761
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$837
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$745
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1307
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$797
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$860
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$851
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1150
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1090

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