Lusaka vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$3095
🏠 One person rent
$360
$649
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$1199
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$78.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$1590
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
36
69
😀 Quality of life
51
81
🏙️ Population
2.47M
330K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 39% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 6460th and 4233rd ($777 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 5th in Zambia and Cyprus, respectively. Check Zambia vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lusaka compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 6238th and 415th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.81
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$57.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$4.35
 Cappuccino
$2.25
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$1164
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$920
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$2534
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$2015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$14.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$5.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$86.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$7149

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$1107
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$689
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$957
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$852
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$1025
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$691
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$761
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$1121
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$722
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$953
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$777
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$970
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$837
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$961
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$645
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$367
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$550
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$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
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$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
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$1014
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$605
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$457
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
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Distance City Cost of living
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$1091
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1081
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1189
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1519
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1199
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$990
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2099
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1783
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1400
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$566
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$742
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$750
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$436
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$513
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$601
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$665
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1195
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$982
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$550
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$770
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$539
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$630
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$633
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$882
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$563
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$518
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1570
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1447
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$517
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1567
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
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$401
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$480
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$935
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1617
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594