Hyderabad, India vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hyderabad	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$165	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.4	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1054	$333
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	65	37
😀 Quality of life	66	49
🏙️ Population	9.31M	2.47M

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 37% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 8802nd and 6726th ($464 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 6th in India and Zambia, respectively. Check India vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Hyderabad, India ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 4025th and 6269th 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	$3.48	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.88	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$201	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$116	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.7	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.64	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.08%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1302	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$837	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.5	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.99	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.03	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.22	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.49	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.92	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.47	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.01	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.6	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.4	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2458	$9642

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Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$395
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$298
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$372
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$388
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$294
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$250
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$349
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$272
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$358
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$359
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$397
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$366
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$315
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$280
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$354
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$292
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$311
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$338
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$293
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$304
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$355
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$340
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$304
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$272
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$367
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$514
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$307
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$296
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$295
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$375
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$292
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$292
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$346
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$315
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$466
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$359
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$304

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