Crete vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1360
$686
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3211
$1784
🏠 One person rent
$647
$237
🏘️ Family rent
$1121
$381
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1212
$113
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
32
35
😀 Quality of life
64
50
🏙️ Population
623K
2.47M

The cost of living in Crete is 98% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 4439th and 7322nd ($1360 vs $686) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 9th in Greece and Zambia, respectively. Check Greece vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 0.2 months in Lusaka. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 5413th and 6732nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Lusaka

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Crete Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$3.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.7
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1110
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37
$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.43%
25.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4150
$1955
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$4123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.9
$38.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$5.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.01
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.41
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.1
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.5
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$6.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5304
$13300

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1329
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1207
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1320
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1900
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2084
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$937
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1497
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1663
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1318
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1240
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1169
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1462
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1187
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1069
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1192
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1426
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1322
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1139
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1165
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1031
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$893
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$359
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$822
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1272
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1199
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$360
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$803
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$627
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1040
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$724
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$897
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$680
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1104
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$767

Cities near Lusaka

Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$750
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$613
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1189
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$639
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1473
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1229
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$754
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$718
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1024
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$770
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$706
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$768
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1030
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$577
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1039
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$630
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$828
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$861
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1039
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$764
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$591
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$633
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1002
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$924
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$495
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$530
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$505
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$521
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$458
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$496
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$527
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$461
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$583
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$551
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$628
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$469
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692