Lusaka vs Multan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Multan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$307
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$795
🏠 One person rent
$360
$104
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$218
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$128
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$160
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
0 km
🎓 Higher education
36
29
😀 Quality of life
51
39
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.87M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 153% more expensive than in Multan. Cities ranked 6460th and 9215th ($777 vs $307) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 17th in Zambia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Zambia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lusaka compared to 0.5 months in Multan. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Multan ranked 7th in Pakistan, while ranked 6238th and 7267th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Multan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.81
$1.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$9.09
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$76.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$44.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$130
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
12.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$137
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$7.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$3.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$5.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$2.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$0.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$3.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$1.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$3.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$2.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$17.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$24.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$1651

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Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$795
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1210
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1238
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$784
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1236
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1107
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$689
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$734
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$957
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$852
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$691
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$761
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1121
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$722
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$953
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$777
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$970
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$837
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$961
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$645
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$367
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$550
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1176
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$993
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$332
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$337
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$363
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$335
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$326
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$332
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$338
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$327
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$554
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$511
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1014
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$605
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$457
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$992

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Khanewal
$328
77 km or 48 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
93 km or 58 mi Bahawalpur
$267
122 km or 76 mi Burewala
$338
147 km or 91 mi Jhang
$364
161 km or 100 mi Gojra
$337
197 km or 123 mi Sahiwal
$260
207 km or 129 mi Okara
$290
209 km or 130 mi Faisalabad
$289
225 km or 140 mi Chiniot
$344
241 km or 150 mi Sargodha
$330
298 km or 185 mi Sheikhupura
$337
299 km or 186 mi Hafizabad
$303
305 km or 189 mi Bikaner
$291
317 km or 197 mi Lahore
$386
331 km or 205 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
332 km or 206 mi Kamoke
$268
341 km or 212 mi Gujranwala
$240
358 km or 223 mi Jacobabad
$289
363 km or 226 mi Amritsar
$508
365 km or 227 mi Gujrat
$277
373 km or 232 mi Sukkur
$293
376 km or 234 mi Khost
$423
377 km or 234 mi Kohat
$307
391 km or 243 mi Sialkot
$298
394 km or 245 mi Mirpur
$278
409 km or 254 mi Rawalpindi
$331
417 km or 259 mi Jalandhar
$394
418 km or 260 mi Islamabad
$389
420 km or 261 mi Wah
$238
423 km or 263 mi Peshawar
$352
424 km or 263 mi Quetta
$313
427 km or 266 mi Larkana
$301
430 km or 267 mi Gardez
$449
431 km or 268 mi Jammu
$399
432 km or 268 mi Ludhiana
$448
433 km or 269 mi Hisar
$250
444 km or 276 mi Jodhpur
$360
450 km or 279 mi Mardan
$335
463 km or 288 mi Sikar
$375