Lusaka vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2003
$1606
🏠 One person rent
$272
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$437
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$261
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
35
83
😀 Quality of life
51
68
🏙️ Population
2.47M
15.4M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 8% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 6881st and 7177th ($777 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Zambia and India, respectively. Check Zambia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lusaka compared to 0.4 months in Mumbai. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 6622nd and 4560th 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
$8.56
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.64
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$1054
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$9.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.9%
8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1971
$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4422
$2693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$4.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$2.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$5.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$0.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.77
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.9
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15258
$4986

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$629
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$1602
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$1378
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$727
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$813
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$476
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$464
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$335
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$355
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$252
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$495
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$329
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$256
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$267
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$663
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$370
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$335
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$287
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$279
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$273
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$269
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$285
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$358
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$298
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$391
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$365
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$372
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$404
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$360
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$298
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$372
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$350
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$312
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$433
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$333
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$253
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$391
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$308
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$282
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$367
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$346
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$283
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$287
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$281