Lusaka vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$250
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$1262
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
36
96
😀 Quality of life
48
74
🏙️ Population
2.47M
13M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 36% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 7016th and 5091st ($685 vs $1075) 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 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 6308th and 1280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$11652

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$894
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$725
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297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$830
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$1090
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1028
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$729
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$670
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1012
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$890
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$731
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$810
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1017
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$761
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$939
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$756
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$834
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$871
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$947
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$662
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$582
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$585
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1079
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$953
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$515
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$574
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$591
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$526
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$498
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$516
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$534
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$500
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$600
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$554
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$663
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$433
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$670

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$736
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$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
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$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541