Lusaka vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$857
🏠 One person rent
$360
$137
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$134
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$175
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
36
48
😀 Quality of life
51
42
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.97M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 121% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 6460th and 9085th ($777 vs $352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 5th in Zambia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Zambia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lusaka compared to 0.5 months in Peshawar. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Peshawar ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 6238th and 6943rd 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
$3.81
$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$89.6
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$56.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$237
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$62.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$96.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
23.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$183
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$5.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$4.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$3.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$1.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$0.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$1.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$9.11
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$4.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$11.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$34.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$31.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$457

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$968
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$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
46 km or 29 mi Kohat
$307
55 km or 34 mi Mardan
$335
108 km or 67 mi Jalalabad
$347
114 km or 71 mi Wah
$238
117 km or 72 mi Mingora
$311
146 km or 91 mi Islamabad
$389
152 km or 94 mi Rawalpindi
$331
164 km or 102 mi Khost
$423
215 km or 133 mi Gardez
$449
223 km or 138 mi Kabul
$567
230 km or 143 mi Mirpur
$278
239 km or 149 mi Sargodha
$330
244 km or 151 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
262 km or 163 mi Baramulla
$281
287 km or 179 mi Gujrat
$277
289 km or 179 mi Ghazni
$455
289 km or 180 mi Chiniot
$344
296 km or 184 mi Hafizabad
$303
305 km or 189 mi Srinagar
$393
313 km or 195 mi Jhang
$364
323 km or 201 mi Faisalabad
$289
324 km or 201 mi Gujranwala
$240
328 km or 204 mi Sialkot
$298
335 km or 208 mi Puli Khumri
$437
336 km or 209 mi Gojra
$337
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$268
341 km or 212 mi Jammu
$399
346 km or 215 mi Sheikhupura
$337
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$260
381 km or 237 mi Lahore
$386
387 km or 240 mi Kunduz
$445
400 km or 248 mi Okara
$290
410 km or 255 mi Amritsar
$508
413 km or 257 mi Khanewal
$328
423 km or 263 mi Multan
$307
432 km or 268 mi Pathankot
$399
442 km or 275 mi Burewala
$338
447 km or 278 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
484 km or 301 mi Jalandhar
$394
492 km or 306 mi Qurghonteppa
$632