Lusaka vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$655
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1696
$1851
🏠 One person rent
$218
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$350
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98
$549
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
36
61
😀 Quality of life
50
69
🏙️ Population
2.47M
2M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 11% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 7398th and 6924th ($655 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Zambia and Belarus, respectively. Check Zambia vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lusaka compared to 0.7 months in Minsk. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 6625th and 4343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.48
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$5.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.18
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$206
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.9
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.8
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.21%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2016
$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4812
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$3.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.82
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$4.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.1
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11593
$11271

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Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$687
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$577
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1062
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$650
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1278
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1069
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$761
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$653
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1021
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$751
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$716
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$779
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$912
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$587
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1032
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$658
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$820
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$873
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1045
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$755
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$592
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$587
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$888
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$916
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$493
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$565
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$506
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$519
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$458
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$496
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$527
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$461
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$536
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$514
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$996
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$577
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$495
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$561
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$406
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1414
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$545
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$293
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$426
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$929
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$883
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$349
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$865
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1334
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$475
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$920
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$988
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$840
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1113
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1148
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$894
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$528
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1125
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$967
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$516
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$993
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1046
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$439
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$546
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$889
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1270
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1113
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$586
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1185
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1419
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$928
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$864
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$879