Kabul vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kabul	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$567	$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1181	$1907
🏠 One person rent	$276	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$383	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.9	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$332
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	29	36
😀 Quality of life	21	51
🏙️ Population	4.27M	2.47M

The cost of living in Kabul is 27% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 7972nd and 6460th ($567 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Afghanistan and Zambia, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.4 months in Lusaka. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 8953rd and 6238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Lusaka

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	Kabul	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.48	$3.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.7	$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.27	$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.75	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$67.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$99	$131
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.25%	21.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$424	$2014
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$259	$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.36	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.3	$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$8.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$5.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.24	$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.23	$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.67	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$11.8	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.21	$3.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.5	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.99	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.2	$24.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41.8	$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.2	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1370	$5932

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$449
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$347
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$455
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$423
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$437
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$352
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$307
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$445
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$335
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$311
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$449
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$238
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$389
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$632
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$331
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$446
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$330
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$629
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$638
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$278
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$287
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$513
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$364
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$344
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$281
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$337
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$303
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$289
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$277
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$242
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$393
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$313
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$307
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$260
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$240
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$328
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$298
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$337
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$268
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$484

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$968
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$795
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$1210
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1238
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$784
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1236
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1107
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$689
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$734
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$957
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$852
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1025
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$691
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$761
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$1121
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$722
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$953
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$777
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$970
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$837
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$961
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$645
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$367
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$550
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$1176
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$993
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$332
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$337
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$363
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$326
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$332
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$338
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$327
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$554
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$511
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1014
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$605
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$457
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$992