Crete vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1324
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3122
$2003
🏠 One person rent
$635
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$437
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1169
$130
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
32
35
😀 Quality of life
64
51
🏙️ Population
623K
2.47M

The cost of living in Crete is 70% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 4482nd and 6881st ($1324 vs $777) 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 5386th and 6622nd 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
$15.1
$8.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.8
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.72
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.33
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$601
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$449
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$63.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.6
$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
24.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3975
$1971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2858
$4422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.71
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$8.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$6.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.11
$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.81
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.22
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.21
$4.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.5
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.2
$21.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$433
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5223
$15258

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1291
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1166
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1302
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1863
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2043
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$953
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1472
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1636
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1439
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1298
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1307
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1228
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1146
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1439
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1182
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1037
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1264
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1160
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1253
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1403
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1311
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1123
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1024
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1143
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1008
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$875
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$358
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$883
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1253
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1179
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$360
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$811
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$617
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1038
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$719
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$933
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$682
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1109
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$743

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