Lusaka vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$2005
🏠 One person rent
$360
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$726
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$626
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
36
43
😀 Quality of life
51
63
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.08M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 5% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 6460th and 6335th ($777 vs $814) 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 0.4 months in Lusaka compared to 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 6238th and 4845th 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
$3.81
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.32
 Cappuccino
$2.25
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$33
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
15.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$815
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$4.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$7.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$56
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$8086

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$968
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$795
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1210
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1238
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$784
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1236
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1107
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$689
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$734
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$957
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$852
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$691
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$761
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1121
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$722
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$953
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$777
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$970
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$837
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$961
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$645
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$367
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$550
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$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
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$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
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1014
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$605
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$457
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$992

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Distance City Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$628
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$550
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$660
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$669
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$620
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$628
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$605
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$402
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$598
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$579
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$641
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$734
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$637
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$488
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$636
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$551
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$467
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$640
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$559
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$487
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$564
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$558
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$437
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$657
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$448
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$497
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$582
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$878
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$479
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$653
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$676
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$560
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$347
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$532
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$935
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$398
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$1051
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$651