Lusaka vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2003
$3475
🏠 One person rent
$272
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$437
$1368
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$482
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$1894
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
35
72
😀 Quality of life
51
83
🏙️ Population
2.47M
56.8K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 48% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 6881st and 4020th ($777 vs $1492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 4th in Zambia and Cyprus, respectively. Check Zambia vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lusaka compared to 1.3 months in Nicosia. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Nicosia ranked 2nd in Cyprus, while ranked 6622nd and 509th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Nicosia

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Lusaka Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.56
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$9.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$4.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$604
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$1270
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.9%
4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1971
$3208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4422
$2334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.77
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$53
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.9
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15258
$9567

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322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$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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$1375
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1237
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1220
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1440
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1353
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1382
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2086
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1923
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1782
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$641
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$676
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$836
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$446
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$425
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$740
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$841
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1204
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$597
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$927
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$678
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$756
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$700
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$1093
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$594
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$565
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$2069
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1873
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$598
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1891
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$559
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$441
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$994
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$2008
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047