Lusaka vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$686
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1784
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$237
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$113
$1020
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
35
96
😀 Quality of life
50
72
🏙️ Population
2.47M
13.3M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 57% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 7322nd and 3728th ($686 vs $1585) 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 0.6 months in Moscow. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 6732nd and 3206th 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
$7.41
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$4.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$431
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$236
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.1
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.19%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1955
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.6
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.32
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.74
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.47
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.8
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$178
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13300
$17546

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$815
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$750
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$613
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1189
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$639
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1473
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1229
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$754
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$718
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1024
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$770
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$706
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$768
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1030
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$577
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1039
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$630
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$828
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$861
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1039
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$764
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$591
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$633
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1002
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$924
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$495
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$530
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$505
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$521
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
$583
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$551
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$628
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$469
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791