Hyderabad, Pakistan vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hyderabad	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$355	$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$852	$2003
🏠 One person rent	$137	$272
🏘️ Family rent	$222	$437
🍽️ Food expenses	$129	$299
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.5	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$131	$130
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	93 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	48	35
😀 Quality of life	46	51
🏙️ Population	1.73M	2.47M

The cost of living in Hyderabad, Pakistan is 54% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 9048th and 6881st ($355 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th 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 Hyderabad, Pakistan compared to 0.2 months in Lusaka. Hyderabad, Pakistan ranked 6th best city to live in Pakistan vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 7086th and 6622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hyderabad, Pakistan vs Lusaka

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	Hyderabad	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.72	$8.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.9	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$1.05	$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$57.1	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$173	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$104	$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$63.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.8	$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.92%	24.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$585	$1971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$195	$4422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.87	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.08	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$8.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$6.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$3.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.79	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.81	$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.19	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.78	$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.86	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.2	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.57	$4.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.9	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.55	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.2	$21.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.9	$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$48.6	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1124	$15258

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Cities near Hyderabad, Pakistan

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Mirpur Khas	$385
96 km or 60 mi	Nawabshah	$320
148 km or 92 mi	Karachi	$421
243 km or 151 mi	Larkana	$342
263 km or 163 mi	Sukkur	$352
271 km or 168 mi	Bhuj	$273
322 km or 200 mi	Jacobabad	$337
423 km or 263 mi	Rajkot	$298
434 km or 270 mi	Porbandar	$312
453 km or 282 mi	Mehsana	$367
482 km or 299 mi	Jodhpur	$312
499 km or 310 mi	Gandhinagar	$391
499 km or 310 mi	Pali	$299
501 km or 311 mi	Ahmedabad	$433
543 km or 337 mi	Udaipur	$314
546 km or 339 mi	Nadiad	$360
552 km or 343 mi	Quetta	$303
553 km or 344 mi	Bahawalpur	$310
556 km or 345 mi	Bhavnagar	$273
565 km or 351 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$278
572 km or 356 mi	Bikaner	$279
599 km or 372 mi	Vadodara	$358
607 km or 377 mi	Godhra	$350
614 km or 382 mi	Multan	$440
629 km or 391 mi	Bhilwara	$316
639 km or 397 mi	Ajmer	$260
650 km or 404 mi	Khanewal	$401
653 km or 406 mi	Surat	$663
678 km or 421 mi	Navsari	$267
679 km or 422 mi	Burewala	$350
716 km or 445 mi	Ratlam	$283
718 km or 446 mi	Sikar	$311
740 km or 460 mi	Kandahar	$473
750 km or 466 mi	Kota	$309
760 km or 472 mi	Jhang	$306
768 km or 477 mi	Jaipur	$384
768 km or 477 mi	Gojra	$379
778 km or 484 mi	Chabahar	$530
783 km or 487 mi	Okara	$340
790 km or 491 mi	Ujjain	$241

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$925
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$849
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$692
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1304
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$629
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1602
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1378
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$727
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$813
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1015
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$780
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1125
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$677
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$1166
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$565
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$1029
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$632
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$792
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$840
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$1044
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$754
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$587
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$632
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$1132
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$875
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$489
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$559
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$495
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$452
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$494
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$522
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$456
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$590
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$549
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$952
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$615
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$463
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$691