Hyderabad, India vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hyderabad	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$488	$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1317	$1880
🏠 One person rent	$178	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.9	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1086	$332
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	65	36
😀 Quality of life	65	48
🏙️ Population	9.31M	2.47M

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 29% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 8746th and 7016th ($488 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 9th in India and Zambia, respectively. Check India vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Hyderabad, India ranked 3rd best city to live in India vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 4117th and 6308th 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	$3.55	$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$610	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$339	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.9	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.87	$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1296	$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$810	$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.5	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.96	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.55	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.28	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.59	$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.77	$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.4	$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.7	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2566	$5845

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Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$414
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$289
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$381
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$399
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$364
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$254
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$351
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$274
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$375
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$359
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$409
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$382
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$335
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$291
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$353
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$307
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$321
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$351
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$294
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$320
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$367
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$348
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$307
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$324
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$279
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$380
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$321
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$572
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$312
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$283
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$304
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$331
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$310
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$325
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$337
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$329
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$403
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$357
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$321

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