Lusaka vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$360
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$599
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
36
62
😀 Quality of life
51
67
🏙️ Population
2.47M
2M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 20% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 6460th and 7206th ($777 vs $649) 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 0.4 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 6238th and 3890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.81
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$5767

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$968
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$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
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760