Lusaka vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lusaka	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$685	$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1880	$1426
🏠 One person rent	$250	$204
🏘️ Family rent	$606	$428
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$332	$315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	36	52
😀 Quality of life	48	43
🏙️ Population	2.47M	2.11M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 32% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 7016th and 8536th ($685 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 38th in Zambia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Zambia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 0.6 months in Medan. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 6308th and 6659th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Medan

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	Lusaka	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.96	$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.84	$3.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$3.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$330	$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$65
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.7	$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.22%	10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1988	$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4865	$661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$9.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$4.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.63	$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.65	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.3	$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.57	$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.5	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.8	$2.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.6	$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5845	$11482

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Cities near Lusaka

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

Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$503
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$490
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$759
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$669
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$671
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$670
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$613
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$729
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$594
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$687
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$523
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$571
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$563
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$630
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$585
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$561
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$699
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$752
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$985
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$822
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$807
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$518
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544