Gujranwala vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gujranwala	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$280	$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$732	$1880
🏠 One person rent	$77.1	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$119	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$116	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.7	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$115	$332
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	43	36
😀 Quality of life	24	48
🏙️ Population	2.03M	2.47M

The cost of living in Gujranwala is 59% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 9276th and 7016th ($280 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 9th in Pakistan and Zambia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Gujranwala compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Gujranwala ranked 11th best city to live in Pakistan vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 8673rd and 6308th 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	$1.63	$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.8	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.28	$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.42	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.25	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$78.4	$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$36.1	$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$107	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$69.2	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.2	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.8	$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.53%	21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$727	$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$592	$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.96	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.31	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.95	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.67	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.93	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.16	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.68	$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.34	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.45	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$6.76	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.51	$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.45	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.46	$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$60.4	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3170	$5845

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Cities near Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$308
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$380
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$330
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$335
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$406
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$500
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$344
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$328
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$373
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$319
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$407
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$456
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$312
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$378
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$310
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$344
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$292
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$439
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$430
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$388
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$277
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$323
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$360
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$358
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$397
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$358
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$374
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$372
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$286
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$338
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$354
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$371
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$252
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$294
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$284
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$328

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