Lusaka vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2003
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$272
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$437
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$1104
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
35
96
😀 Quality of life
51
72
🏙️ Population
2.47M
13.3M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 54% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6881st and 3277th ($777 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Zambia and Russia, respectively. Check Zambia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lusaka compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 6622nd and 2774th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Moscow

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Lusaka Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.56
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.9%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1971
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4422
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.77
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.9
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15258
$20160

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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
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749