Lusaka vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$1979
🏠 One person rent
$250
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1047
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$910
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
36
82
😀 Quality of life
48
64
🏙️ Population
2.47M
15.4M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 4% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 7016th and 6838th ($685 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 4th in India, while ranked 6308th and 4476th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$1611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
8.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$7369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$3505
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$8.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$3.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$30.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$2724

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$725
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$1116
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$830
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$1090
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1028
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$729
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$670
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$1012
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$890
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$731
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$810
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1017
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$761
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$939
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$756
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$834
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$871
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$947
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$662
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$582
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$585
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1079
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$953
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$515
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$574
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$591
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$526
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$498
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$516
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$534
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$500
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$600
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$554
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$663
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$433
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$670

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Distance City Cost of living
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$480
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$484
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$396
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$288
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$519
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$312
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$284
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$785
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$394
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$406
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$332
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$310
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$297
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$294
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$357
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$406
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$348
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$491
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$409
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$402
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$488
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$399
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$326
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$429
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$391
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$344
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$471
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$357
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$424
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$335
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$304
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$402
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$379
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$327
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$364
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$283