Lusaka vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$686
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1784
$1644
🏠 One person rent
$237
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$754
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$51.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$113
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
35
83
😀 Quality of life
50
67
🏙️ Population
2.47M
15.4M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 6% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 7322nd and 7076th ($686 vs $733) 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 0.3 months in Mumbai. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 6732nd and 4887th 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
$7.41
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$431
$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$236
$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.1
$55.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$9.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.19%
8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1955
$6877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$2712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.6
$5.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$2.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$6.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.32
$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.74
$0.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$4.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.47
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.8
$56.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$178
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13300
$4412

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$815
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$750
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$613
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1189
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$639
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1473
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1229
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$754
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$718
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1024
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$770
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$706
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$768
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1030
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$577
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1039
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$630
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$828
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$861
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1039
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$764
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$591
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$633
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1002
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$924
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$495
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$530
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$505
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$521
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$458
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$496
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$527
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$461
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$583
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$551
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$628
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$469
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$475
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$355
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$379
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$294
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$502
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$268
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$693
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$362
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$344
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$303
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$282
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$287
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$282
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$302
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$382
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$319
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$428
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$385
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$388
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$441
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$373
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$310
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$397
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$366
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$324
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$437
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$349
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$401
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$321
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$286
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$378
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$355
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$297
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$301
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$301