Lusaka vs Multan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Multan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$440
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2003
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$272
$171
🏘️ Family rent
$437
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$141
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
0 km
🎓 Higher education
35
29
😀 Quality of life
51
30
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.87M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 77% more expensive than in Multan. Cities ranked 6881st and 8885th ($777 vs $440) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 4th in Zambia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Zambia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lusaka compared to 0.3 months in Multan. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Multan ranked 15th in Pakistan, while ranked 6622nd and 8794th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Multan

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Lusaka Multan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.56
$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$3.82
 Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$128
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$84.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$229
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$153
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$61.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$96
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.9%
17.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1971
$1521
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4422
$553
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$7.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$4.88
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$3.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$0.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$1.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$14.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.77
$3.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$7.99
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$2.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.9
$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$42.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15258
$1078

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Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$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

Cities near Multan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Khanewal
$401
77 km or 48 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
93 km or 58 mi Bahawalpur
$310
122 km or 76 mi Burewala
$350
147 km or 91 mi Jhang
$306
161 km or 100 mi Gojra
$379
197 km or 123 mi Sahiwal
$339
207 km or 129 mi Okara
$340
209 km or 130 mi Faisalabad
$359
225 km or 140 mi Chiniot
$393
241 km or 150 mi Sargodha
$391
298 km or 185 mi Sheikhupura
$396
299 km or 186 mi Hafizabad
$382
305 km or 189 mi Bikaner
$279
317 km or 197 mi Lahore
$450
331 km or 205 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
332 km or 206 mi Kamoke
$332
341 km or 212 mi Gujranwala
$309
358 km or 223 mi Jacobabad
$337
363 km or 226 mi Amritsar
$397
365 km or 227 mi Gujrat
$335
373 km or 232 mi Sukkur
$352
376 km or 234 mi Khost
$438
377 km or 234 mi Kohat
$394
391 km or 243 mi Sialkot
$313
394 km or 245 mi Mirpur
$280
409 km or 254 mi Rawalpindi
$446
417 km or 259 mi Jalandhar
$346
418 km or 260 mi Islamabad
$496
420 km or 261 mi Wah
$371
423 km or 263 mi Peshawar
$321
424 km or 263 mi Quetta
$303
427 km or 266 mi Larkana
$342
430 km or 267 mi Gardez
$456
431 km or 268 mi Jammu
$286
432 km or 268 mi Ludhiana
$391
433 km or 269 mi Hisar
$256
444 km or 276 mi Jodhpur
$312
450 km or 279 mi Mardan
$373
463 km or 288 mi Sikar
$311