Chisinau vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$1907
🏠 One person rent
$428
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$332
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
51
36
😀 Quality of life
58
51
🏙️ Population
639K
2.47M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 4% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 6354th and 6460th ($810 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.4 months in Lusaka. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 5671st and 6238th 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
$6.79
$3.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$67.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$131
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
21.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$2014
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$8.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$5.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$3.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$24.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$5932

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$767
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$802
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$839
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$976
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$730
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$892
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$737
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$557
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$670
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$758
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$743
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$683
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$748
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$746
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$639
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$704
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$369
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$548
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$758
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$527
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$401
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$928
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$739
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$898
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$962
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$868
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$678
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$654
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$701
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$846

Cities near Lusaka

Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$795
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1210
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1238
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$784
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1236
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1107
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$689
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$734
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$957
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$852
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$691
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$761
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1121
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$722
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$953
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$777
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$970
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$837
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$961
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$645
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$367
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$550
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1176
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$993
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$332
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$337
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$363
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$335
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$326
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$332
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$338
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$327
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$554
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$511
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1014
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$605
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$457
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$992