Lusaka vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$820
🏠 One person rent
$250
$125
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$220
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$127
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$193
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
36
48
😀 Quality of life
48
40
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.97M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 102% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 7016th and 9126th ($685 vs $338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 19th in Zambia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Zambia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 0.6 months in Peshawar. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Peshawar ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 6308th and 6896th 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
$6.96
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$3.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$98
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$44.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$97.5
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$56.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
20.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$7.15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$3.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$3.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$0.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$1.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$0.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$9.61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$1.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$13.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$28.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$525

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$894
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$725
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1139
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1116
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$830
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1090
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1028
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$729
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$670
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1012
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$890
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$731
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$810
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1017
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$761
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$939
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$756
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$834
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$871
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$947
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$662
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$582
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$585
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1079
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$953
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$515
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$574
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$591
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$526
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$498
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$516
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$534
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$500
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$600
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$554
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$663
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$433
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$670

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Kohat
$374
55 km or 34 mi Mardan
$372
108 km or 67 mi Jalalabad
$358
114 km or 71 mi Wah
$323
117 km or 72 mi Mingora
$354
146 km or 91 mi Islamabad
$439
152 km or 94 mi Rawalpindi
$376
164 km or 102 mi Khost
$441
215 km or 133 mi Gardez
$469
223 km or 138 mi Kabul
$599
230 km or 143 mi Mirpur
$328
239 km or 149 mi Sargodha
$456
244 km or 151 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
262 km or 163 mi Baramulla
$277
287 km or 179 mi Gujrat
$330
289 km or 179 mi Ghazni
$476
289 km or 180 mi Chiniot
$373
296 km or 184 mi Hafizabad
$380
305 km or 189 mi Srinagar
$388
313 km or 195 mi Jhang
$292
323 km or 201 mi Faisalabad
$319
324 km or 201 mi Gujranwala
$280
328 km or 204 mi Sialkot
$335
335 km or 208 mi Puli Khumri
$457
336 km or 209 mi Gojra
$344
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$308
341 km or 212 mi Jammu
$344
346 km or 215 mi Sheikhupura
$376
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$312
381 km or 237 mi Lahore
$406
387 km or 240 mi Kunduz
$467
400 km or 248 mi Okara
$310
410 km or 255 mi Amritsar
$500
413 km or 257 mi Khanewal
$358
423 km or 263 mi Multan
$371
432 km or 268 mi Pathankot
$407
442 km or 275 mi Burewala
$360
447 km or 278 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
484 km or 301 mi Jalandhar
$378
492 km or 306 mi Qurghonteppa
$659