Dhaka vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$1880
🏠 One person rent	$121	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$332
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	36
😀 Quality of life	54	48
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.47M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 37% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 8916th and 7016th ($428 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Bangladesh and Zambia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 5968th and 6308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Lusaka

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	Dhaka	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$5845

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$725
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$1139
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1116
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1090
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1028
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$729
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$670
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1012
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$731
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$810
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$1017
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$761
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$939
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$756
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$834
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$871
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$947
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$662
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$582
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$585
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$1079
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$953
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$515
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$574
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$591
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$498
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$516
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$534
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$500
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$600
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$554
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1000
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$663
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$433
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$670