Lusaka vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$738
$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2249
$1335
🏠 One person rent
$312
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$948
$394
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$333
$262
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
37
53
😀 Quality of life
49
44
🏙️ Population
2.47M
2.11M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 53% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 6726th and 8745th ($738 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 47th 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 0.5 months in Medan. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 6269th and 6633rd 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
$6.95
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27
$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.8
$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1082
$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$125
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.29%
9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2003
$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4875
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.23
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.8
$8.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.66
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.39
$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.6
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.45
$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.3
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9642
$10763

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$688
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$992
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
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$730
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$794
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$776
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$597
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$961
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$766
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$825
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$854
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$975
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$752
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$587
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$624
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$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
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$1003
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$631
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$461
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
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Distance City Cost of living
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$470
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$474
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$486
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$461
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$503
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$435
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$631
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$695
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$582
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$620
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$619
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$628
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$605
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$571
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$670
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$719
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$560
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$645
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$490
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$714
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$701
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$810
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$585
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$532
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$536
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$604
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$543
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$570
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$398
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$669
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$772
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$542
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$682
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$940
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$485
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$792
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$782
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$703
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$529
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$501