Lusaka vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2003
$2352
🏠 One person rent
$272
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$437
$813
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$692
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
35
59
😀 Quality of life
51
68
🏙️ Population
2.47M
2M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 16% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 6881st and 6121st ($777 vs $924) 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 0.2 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 6622nd and 4446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Minsk

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Lusaka Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.56
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$1020
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.9%
16.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1971
$2491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4422
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$5.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$8.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.77
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$5.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.9
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15258
$14758

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$925
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$849
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$692
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1304
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$629
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1602
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1378
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$727
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$813
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1015
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$780
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$677
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$755
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1166
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$565
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1029
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$632
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$792
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$840
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1044
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$754
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$632
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1132
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$875
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$489
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$559
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$495
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$516
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$452
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$494
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$522
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$456
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$590
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$549
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$952
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$615
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$463
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$676
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$608
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$477
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1434
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$669
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$355
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$527
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$938
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$881
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$445
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$859
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1258
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$589
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$928
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$982
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$835
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1114
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1229
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$629
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$895
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$669
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1170
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$964
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$479
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1060
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1000
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$397
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$543
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$893
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1023
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1254
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1165
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$591
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1205
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1374
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$938
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$860
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$853