Lusaka vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$655
$334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1696
$809
🏠 One person rent
$218
$119
🏘️ Family rent
$350
$193
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$136
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98
$113
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
36
47
😀 Quality of life
50
43
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.97M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 96% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 7398th and 9121st ($655 vs $334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 21st in Zambia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Zambia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lusaka compared to 0.3 months in Peshawar. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Peshawar ranked 7th in Pakistan, while ranked 6625th and 7430th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Peshawar

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Lusaka Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.48
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$1.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$84.3
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$46.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$206
$85.3
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$54.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.9
$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.8
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.21%
18.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2016
$267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4812
$213
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$3.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$2.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$3.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.82
$1.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$0.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$1.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$9.69
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$3.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$10.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$1.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$13.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.1
$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11593
$2261

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$748
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$687
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$577
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1062
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$650
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1278
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1069
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$761
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$653
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1021
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$751
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$716
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$779
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$912
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$587
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1032
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$658
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$820
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$873
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1045
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$755
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$592
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$587
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$888
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$916
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$493
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$565
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$506
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$519
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
$536
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$514
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$996
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$577
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$495
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Kohat
$364
55 km or 34 mi Mardan
$354
108 km or 67 mi Jalalabad
$354
114 km or 71 mi Wah
$344
117 km or 72 mi Mingora
$351
146 km or 91 mi Islamabad
$443
152 km or 94 mi Rawalpindi
$416
164 km or 102 mi Khost
$393
215 km or 133 mi Gardez
$401
223 km or 138 mi Kabul
$458
230 km or 143 mi Mirpur
$277
239 km or 149 mi Sargodha
$376
244 km or 151 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
262 km or 163 mi Baramulla
$265
287 km or 179 mi Gujrat
$320
289 km or 179 mi Ghazni
$396
289 km or 180 mi Chiniot
$372
296 km or 184 mi Hafizabad
$363
305 km or 189 mi Srinagar
$340
313 km or 195 mi Jhang
$294
323 km or 201 mi Faisalabad
$333
324 km or 201 mi Gujranwala
$302
328 km or 204 mi Sialkot
$311
335 km or 208 mi Puli Khumri
$404
336 km or 209 mi Gojra
$351
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$316
341 km or 212 mi Jammu
$284
346 km or 215 mi Sheikhupura
$368
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$303
381 km or 237 mi Lahore
$427
387 km or 240 mi Kunduz
$428
400 km or 248 mi Okara
$291
410 km or 255 mi Amritsar
$380
413 km or 257 mi Khanewal
$362
423 km or 263 mi Multan
$403
432 km or 268 mi Pathankot
$350
442 km or 275 mi Burewala
$347
447 km or 278 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
484 km or 301 mi Jalandhar
$337
492 km or 306 mi Qurghonteppa
$684