Lusaka vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$1369
🏠 One person rent
$360
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$39.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$269
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
36
52
😀 Quality of life
51
45
🏙️ Population
2.47M
2.11M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 55% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 6460th and 8502nd ($777 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 35th in Zambia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Zambia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lusaka compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 6238th and 6617th 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
$3.81
$2.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$11.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
11.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$63.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$11223

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$483
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$472
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$565
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$638
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$566
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$578
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$550
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$544
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$587
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$553
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$650
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$496
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$582
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$453
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$644
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$539
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$480
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$487
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$545
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$554
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$520
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$403
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$602
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$697
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$558
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$611
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$870
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$455
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$653
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$739
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$609
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$482
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465