Lusaka vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$686
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1784
$2295
🏠 One person rent
$237
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$818
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$113
$810
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
35
48
😀 Quality of life
50
63
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.2M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 27% less expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 7322nd and 6098th ($686 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 16th in Zambia and Russia, respectively. Check Zambia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lusaka compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 6732nd and 5641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Nizhny Novgorod

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Lusaka Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.41
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$431
$975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$236
$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.1
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$7.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.19%
20.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1955
$2988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$2007
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.6
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.32
$8.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.74
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.47
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.8
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$178
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13300
$4368

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Distance City Cost of living
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$815
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$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

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$695
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$791
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$732
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$757
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$773
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$726
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$929
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$738
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$950
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$585
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$738
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$957
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$910
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$971
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$891
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1585
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$595
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$978
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$959
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$595
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$680
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$746
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$740
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$905
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$578
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$726
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$777
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$597
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$838
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$637
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$677
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$761
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$837
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$811