Chennai vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$1880
🏠 One person rent	$159	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$332
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	78	36
😀 Quality of life	66	48
🏙️ Population	6.6M	2.47M

The cost of living in Chennai is 37% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 8907th and 7016th ($433 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 9th in India and Zambia, respectively. Check India vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 4094th and 6308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Lusaka

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	Chennai	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.8	$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$5845

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$329
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$243
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$308
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$352
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$310
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$337
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$380
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$351
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$330
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$289
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$578
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$321
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$331
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$307
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$378
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$307
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$324
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$291
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$306
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$353
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$351
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$334
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$325
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$320
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$355
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$340
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$382
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$289
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$321
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$274
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$312
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$279
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$325
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$287

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