Edinburgh vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$1907
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$332
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
88
36
😀 Quality of life
93
51
🏙️ Population
488K
2.47M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 163% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 1692nd and 6460th ($2043 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 9th in the United Kingdom and Zambia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.4 months in Lusaka. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 64th and 6238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Lusaka

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Edinburgh Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$3.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$67.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$131
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
21.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$2014
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$5.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$3.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$24.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$5932

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666

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