Chisinau vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$2003
🏠 One person rent
$535
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$437
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$130
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
52
35
😀 Quality of life
62
51
🏙️ Population
567K
2.47M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 25% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 5780th and 6881st ($969 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Moldova and Zambia, respectively. Check Moldova vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.2 months in Lusaka. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 5599th and 6622nd 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
$8.77
$8.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$63.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
24.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$1971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$4422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$8.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$6.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$4.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$21.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$15258

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$789
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$572
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$855
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1048
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$799
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$823
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$727
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$694
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$641
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$807
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$840
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$906
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$857
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$874
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$870
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$834
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$529
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$572
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$801
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1120
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$771
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1041
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1119
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$896
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$725
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$716
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$722
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$995

Cities near Lusaka

Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$849
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$692
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1304
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$629
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1602
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1378
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$727
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$813
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1015
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$780
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$677
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$755
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1166
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$565
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1029
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$632
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$792
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$840
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1044
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$754
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$632
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1132
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$875
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$489
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$559
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$495
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$516
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$452
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$494
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$522
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$456
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$590
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$549
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$952
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$615
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$463
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$691