Lusaka vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2003
$1972
🏠 One person rent
$272
$412
🏘️ Family rent
$437
$711
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$53.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$792
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
35
45
😀 Quality of life
51
69
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.08M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 6% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 6881st and 6663rd ($777 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 4th in Zambia and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Zambia vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lusaka compared to 1 months in Nur-Sultan. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 6622nd and 4272nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Nur-Sultan

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Lusaka Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.56
$8.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.9%
15.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1971
$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4422
$999
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.77
$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.9
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$97.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15258
$6976

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297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$629
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$1602
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1378
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$727
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$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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$545
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$571
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$763
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$595
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$586
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$585
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$575
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$819
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$558
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$548
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$687
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$702
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$559
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$713
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$1024
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$602
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$786
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$492
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$952
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$954
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$780
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$535
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$785
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$935
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$615
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$757
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$549
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$876
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$488
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$789
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$1163
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$500
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$780
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$555
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$899
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$636
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$1014
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$553