Lusaka vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$2074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$5260
🏠 One person rent
$360
$1161
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$2350
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$1843
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
36
99
😀 Quality of life
51
85
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.37M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 63% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 6460th and 1623rd ($777 vs $2074) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Zambia and Italy, respectively. Check Zambia vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lusaka compared to 0.9 months in Milan. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Milan ranked 4th in Italy, while ranked 6238th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Milan

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Lusaka Milan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.81
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$3.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$2949
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$1883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$9948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$5301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$25.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$4.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$8.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$98.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$15544

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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
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1565
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1567
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1472
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1444
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1238
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1575
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1471
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1588
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1294
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1802
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1396
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1302
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1353
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1425
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1475
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1353
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1066
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2555
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1406
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1346
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1364
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1472
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2918
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1166
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1234
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1440
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1450
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1369
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1350
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1575
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1400
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1341
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1453
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2193
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1248
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1416
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1245
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1364
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1550