Chisinau vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chisinau	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$892	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2204	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$505	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$980	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$36	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$625	$333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	51	37
😀 Quality of life	57	49
🏙️ Population	639K	2.47M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 21% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 6080th and 6726th ($892 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 5665th and 6269th 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	$8.05	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.98	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$1.76	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1974	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1449	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.07	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.04	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.91	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.7	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$356	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6466	$9642

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$780
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$829
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$502
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$517
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$782
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1062
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$825
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$840
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$876
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$725
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$812
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$863
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$637
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$555
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$650
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$727
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$786
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$676
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$752
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$837
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$741
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$709
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$400
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$729
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$533
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$433
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$938
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$722
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$483
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$513
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$929
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1002
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$796
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$454
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$758
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$663
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$696
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$867

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