Lusaka vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$738
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2249
$1874
🏠 One person rent
$312
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$948
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$46.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$333
$686
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
37
61
😀 Quality of life
49
67
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.99M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 2% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 6726th and 6769th ($738 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 6269th and 3750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.95
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.8
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1082
$818
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$32.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$125
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.29%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2003
$1925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4875
$1211
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.23
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.8
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$6.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$3.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.66
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.39
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.6
$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.45
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.3
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9642
$10220

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$687
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$700
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$541
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$917
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$646
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1018
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$875
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$723
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$688
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$992
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$873
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$730
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$794
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$776
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$597
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$961
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$766
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$825
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$854
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$975
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$752
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$624
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$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
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1003
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$631
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$461
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$675

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$570
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$438
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1261
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$474
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$936
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$300
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$435
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$843
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$847
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1150
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$440
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$882
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$950
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$761
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1016
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$935
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$479
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$840
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$469
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1025
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$953
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$965
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$433
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$964
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$933
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$394
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$510
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$804
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$882
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1113
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1025
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$549
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1107
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1299
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$835
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$983
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$850