Budapest vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$553	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$333
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	37
😀 Quality of life	79	49
🏙️ Population	1.69M	2.47M

The cost of living in Budapest is 50% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 4777th and 6726th ($1109 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 618th and 6269th 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	$9.45	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$9642

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$901
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$790
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$939
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$843
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$924
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$827
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$794
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$855
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1045
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$781
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$823
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$987
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$666
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$786
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$922
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$784
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1039
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1237
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$802
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$747
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1080
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$892
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1181
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$676
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$692
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$750
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1275
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$766
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$848
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1039

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$700
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$541
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$917
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1018
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$723
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$688
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$992
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$730
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$794
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$776
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$597
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$961
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$766
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$825
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$854
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$975
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$752
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$587
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$624
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$748
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$947
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$492
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$566
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$507
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$457
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$493
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$525
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$583
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$540
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1003
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$631
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$461
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$675