Chisinau vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$1880
🏠 One person rent
$482
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$332
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
51
36
😀 Quality of life
57
48
🏙️ Population
639K
2.47M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 28% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 6200th and 7016th ($876 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 9th in Moldova and Zambia, respectively. Check Moldova vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 5629th and 6308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Lusaka

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Chisinau Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$5845

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$806
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$860
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$819
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1131
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$827
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$873
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$956
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$759
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$846
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$909
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$767
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$532
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$735
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$780
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$831
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$751
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$832
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$721
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$748
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$375
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$545
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$795
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$515
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$416
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$955
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$759
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$961
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1035
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$786
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$721
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$662
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$727
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$900

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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