Lusaka vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$250
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$641
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
36
62
😀 Quality of life
48
67
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.99M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 5% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 7016th and 6834th ($685 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Zambia and Belarus, respectively. Check Zambia vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 6308th and 3775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$10290

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$894
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795