Lusaka vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$655
$466
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1696
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$218
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$350
$296
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$35.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98
$223
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
36
55
😀 Quality of life
50
62
🏙️ Population
2.47M
2.11M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 41% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 7398th and 8825th ($655 vs $466) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 48th in Zambia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Zambia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lusaka compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Medan ranked 7th in Indonesia, while ranked 6625th and 5663rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.48
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$86.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$206
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.9
$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.8
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.21%
9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2016
$1333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4812
$604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$9.61
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.82
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$1.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.1
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11593
$10637

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166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$687
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$577
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1062
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$650
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1278
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1069
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$761
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$653
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1021
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$751
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$716
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$779
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$912
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$587
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1032
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$658
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$820
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$873
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1045
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$755
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$592
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$587
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$888
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$916
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$493
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$565
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$506
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$519
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$458
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$496
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$527
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$461
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$536
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$514
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$996
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$577
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$495
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$460
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$449
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$423
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$654
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$552
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$754
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$701
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$657
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$653
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$554
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$704
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$756
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$592
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$681
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$509
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$789
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$609
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$584
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$570
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$643
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$519
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$592
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$386
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$689
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$807
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$503
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$771
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1014
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$773
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$854
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$788
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$552
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534