Hyderabad, India vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hyderabad	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$470	$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1151	$1696
🏠 One person rent	$170	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$294	$350
🍽️ Food expenses	$185	$251
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.6	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$290	$98
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	64	36
😀 Quality of life	64	50
🏙️ Population	9.31M	2.47M

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 28% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 8810th and 7398th ($470 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 8th in India and Zambia, respectively. Check India vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 0.1 months in Lusaka. Hyderabad, India ranked 7th best city to live in India vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 5455th and 6625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hyderabad, India vs Lusaka

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	Hyderabad	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.39	$7.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.1	$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$3.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$380	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$221	$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$42.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$64.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.06	$45.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.45%	25.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1440	$2016
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$832	$4812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.6	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.82	$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.95	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.15	$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$4.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.07	$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.95	$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.06	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.8	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.38	$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.02	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.66	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.1	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2504	$11593

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Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$398
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$266
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$358
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$361
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$305
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$251
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$345
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$265
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$343
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$347
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$396
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$383
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$328
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$277
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$339
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$290
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$304
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$334
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$285
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$298
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$367
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$333
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$345
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$266
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$368
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$291
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$310
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$297
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$341
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$290
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$295
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$327
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$327
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$545
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$355
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$302

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$748
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$687
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$577
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1062
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$650
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1278
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1069
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$761
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$653
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1021
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$751
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1124
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$716
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$779
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$912
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$587
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$1032
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$658
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$820
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$873
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$755
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$592
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$587
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$888
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$916
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$493
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$565
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$506
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$458
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$496
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$527
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$536
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$514
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$996
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$577
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$495
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$692