Lusaka vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$738
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2249
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$312
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$948
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$50.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$333
$903
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
37
82
😀 Quality of life
49
69
🏙️ Population
2.47M
15.4M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 3% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 6726th and 6818th ($738 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Zambia and India, respectively. Check Zambia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 1.3 months in Mumbai. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 6269th and 2865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Mumbai

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Lusaka Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.95
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.8
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1082
$1749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$869
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$46.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$125
$8.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.29%
9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2003
$6631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4875
$3058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.23
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.8
$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$2.97
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.66
$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.39
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.6
$4.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.45
$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.3
$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9642
$3007

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$854
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$975
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$752
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$624
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$748
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$947
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$492
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$566
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$507
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$518
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$457
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$493
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$525
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$461
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$583
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$540
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$1003
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$480
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$501
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$362
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$381
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$284
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$513
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$333
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$304
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$771
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$378
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$350
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$307
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$292
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$298
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$293
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$348
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$376
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$340
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$473
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$397
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$401
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$492
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$382
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$311
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$430
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$371
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$333
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$452
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$359
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$250
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$415
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$315
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$295
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