Daegu vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Daegu	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2813	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$348	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$774	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2232	$333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	37
😀 Quality of life	70	49
🏙️ Population	2.38M	2.47M

The cost of living in Daegu is 35% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 5531st and 6726th ($995 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 6th in South Korea and Zambia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Daegu compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Daegu ranked 27th best city to live in South Korea vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 2337th and 6269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Lusaka

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	Daegu	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.43	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$332	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1076	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.6	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.3	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6867	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9403	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.58	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.33	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20323	$9642

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Daegu

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
33 km or 20 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
44 km or 27 mi	Miryang	$1030
44 km or 27 mi	Gumi	$992
52 km or 32 mi	Gimcheon	$977
56 km or 35 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
66 km or 41 mi	Changwon	$1075
71 km or 44 mi	Yangsan	$1027
71 km or 44 mi	Pohang	$988
73 km or 45 mi	Sangju	$1000
74 km or 46 mi	Sacheon	$983
74 km or 46 mi	Ulsan	$1059
75 km or 46 mi	Gimhae	$959
76 km or 47 mi	Masan	$998
79 km or 49 mi	Andong	$880
88 km or 55 mi	Jinju	$1054
88 km or 55 mi	Mungyeong	$979
94 km or 58 mi	Busan	$1060
106 km or 66 mi	Yeongju	$964
113 km or 70 mi	Geoje	$887
115 km or 71 mi	Tongyeong	$924
121 km or 75 mi	Namwon	$987
122 km or 76 mi	Daejeon	$992
130 km or 81 mi	Gyeryong	$977
131 km or 81 mi	Jeonju	$854
131 km or 82 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
131 km or 82 mi	Cheongju	$936
137 km or 85 mi	Chungju	$900
137 km or 85 mi	Sejong	$1019
141 km or 88 mi	Nonsan	$1019
143 km or 89 mi	Suncheon	$1059
145 km or 90 mi	Jecheon	$1016
148 km or 92 mi	Gongju	$1038
148 km or 92 mi	Iksan	$959
149 km or 93 mi	Taebaek	$1012
150 km or 93 mi	Yeosu	$989
154 km or 96 mi	Gimje	$937
160 km or 100 mi	Asan	$1038
161 km or 100 mi	Jeongeup	$970
167 km or 103 mi	Cheonan	$1151

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