Ljubljana vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ljubljana Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1500
$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3519
$1880
🏠 One person rent
$863
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$1523
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$445
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.6
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1752
$332
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
40
36
😀 Quality of life
78
48
🏙️ Population
284K
2.47M

The cost of living in Ljubljana is 119% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 3687th and 7016th ($1500 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Slovenia and Zambia, respectively. Check Slovenia vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Ljubljana compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Ljubljana ranked 1st best city to live in Slovenia vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 632nd and 6308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ljubljana vs Lusaka

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Ljubljana Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.1
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.79
$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1568
$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$239
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5439
$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4196
$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.9
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.72
$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.52
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.97
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.33
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.6
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.5
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11580
$5845

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$1270
57 km or 36 mi Novo Mesto
$1147
58 km or 36 mi Velenje
$1217
61 km or 38 mi Celje
$1146
65 km or 40 mi Klagenfurt
$1770
68 km or 42 mi Nova Gorica
$1188
70 km or 44 mi Gorizia
$1247
72 km or 45 mi Trieste
$1362
80 km or 50 mi Rijeka
$1174
82 km or 51 mi Villach
$1674
87 km or 54 mi Izola
$1361
91 km or 57 mi Wolfsberg
$1397
94 km or 58 mi Piran
$1347
99 km or 62 mi Udine
$1366
102 km or 63 mi Karlovac
$926
102 km or 64 mi Maribor
$1143
114 km or 71 mi Zagreb
$1254
126 km or 78 mi Velika Gorica
$1142
133 km or 83 mi Graz
$1764
142 km or 88 mi Pula
$1061
143 km or 89 mi Murska Sobota
$880
144 km or 89 mi Pordenone
$1351
155 km or 96 mi Leoben
$1424
158 km or 98 mi San Dona di Piave
$1492
165 km or 103 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
173 km or 107 mi Bihac
$618
178 km or 110 mi Belluno
$1393
180 km or 112 mi Bjelovar
$999
181 km or 113 mi Treviso
$1656
183 km or 113 mi Venice
$1553
187 km or 116 mi Mestre
$1568
196 km or 122 mi Nagykanizsa
$790
197 km or 122 mi Mirano
$1566
199 km or 124 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
208 km or 129 mi Szombathely
$789
208 km or 130 mi Prijedor
$663
210 km or 131 mi Hallein
$1706
217 km or 135 mi Padua
$1666
220 km or 137 mi Sanski Most
$566
222 km or 138 mi Zadar
$1265

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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