Gujranwala vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gujranwala	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$308	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$744	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$103	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$162	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$122	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.6	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$333
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	43	37
😀 Quality of life	26	49
🏙️ Population	2.03M	2.47M

The cost of living in Gujranwala is 58% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 9184th and 6726th ($308 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 6th in Pakistan and Zambia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gujranwala compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Gujranwala ranked 9th best city to live in Pakistan vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 8475th and 6269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gujranwala vs Lusaka

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	Gujranwala	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.62	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.9	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.09	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.21	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$54.6	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$35	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$106	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$61.5	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.3	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.64%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$783	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$590	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.94	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.92	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.96	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.02	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.56	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.93	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.32	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.45	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$6.38	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.78	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.03	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.42	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$12.4	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$16.9	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$850	$9642

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Cities near Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$321
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$380
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$373
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$281
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$411
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$383
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$287
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$354
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$389
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$306
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$355
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$458
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$305
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$358
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$300
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$342
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$292
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$442
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$441
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$354
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$273
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$382
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$356
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$365
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$369
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$361
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$379
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$366
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$272
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$346
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$364
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$392
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$251
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$283
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$321

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