Kolkata vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kolkata	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$404	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1011	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$135	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.2	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$432	$333
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	75	37
😀 Quality of life	58	49
🏙️ Population	4.5M	2.47M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 45% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 8948th and 6726th ($404 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 6th in India and Zambia, respectively. Check India vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Kolkata compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Kolkata ranked 12th best city to live in India vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 5509th and 6269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kolkata vs Lusaka

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	Kolkata	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.92	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.5	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.59	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$86.6	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$180	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.58	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.36%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1157	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.24	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.38	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.37	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.94	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.29	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.72	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.93	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.94	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.4	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.4	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$41.7	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1469	$9642

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kolkata

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Howrah	$332
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
10 km or 6.2 mi	South Dumdum	$345
11 km or 7.1 mi	Baranagar	$333
12 km or 7.5 mi	Bally	$331
14 km or 8.9 mi	Uttarpara	$327
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamarhati	$336
15 km or 9.3 mi	North Dumdum	$337
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
17 km or 10 mi	Panihati	$338
20 km or 13 mi	Rajarhat	$347
21 km or 13 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
23 km or 14 mi	Serampore	$330
23 km or 15 mi	Barrackpore	$329
25 km or 15 mi	Uluberia	$341
36 km or 22 mi	Barasat	$350
36 km or 23 mi	Maheshtala	$360
37 km or 23 mi	Chandannagar	$327
37 km or 23 mi	Bhatpara	$337
40 km or 25 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
41 km or 25 mi	Naihati	$328
64 km or 40 mi	Haldia	$394
79 km or 49 mi	Shantipur	$294
93 km or 58 mi	Bardhaman	$314
97 km or 60 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
104 km or 65 mi	Midnapore	$292
107 km or 66 mi	Kharagpur	$283
114 km or 71 mi	Jessore	$289
128 km or 80 mi	Khulna	$303
153 km or 95 mi	Durgapur	$292
174 km or 108 mi	Berhampore	$304
189 km or 118 mi	Asansol	$299
202 km or 125 mi	Kulti	$300
205 km or 127 mi	Rajshahi	$274
209 km or 130 mi	Barisal	$287
223 km or 139 mi	Jamshedpur	$361
239 km or 149 mi	Dhanbad	$293
248 km or 154 mi	Dhaka	$430
251 km or 156 mi	Narayanganj	$309
274 km or 170 mi	Malda	$308

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