Lusaka vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$686
$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1784
$4454
🏠 One person rent
$237
$1181
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$1992
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$456
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$113
$2307
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
35
93
😀 Quality of life
50
89
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.4M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 64% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 7322nd and 2387th ($686 vs $1909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Zambia and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Zambia vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lusaka compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 6732nd and 285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Prague

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Lusaka Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.41
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$49
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$1087
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$914
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$431
$1980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$236
$1562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.1
$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.19%
4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1955
$10243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$7562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.6
$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.32
$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.74
$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$44.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.47
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.8
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$178
$1061
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13300
$17389

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$1229
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$754
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$718
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$1024
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$770
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$1133
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$706
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$768
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1030
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$577
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$1039
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$630
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$828
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$861
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1039
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$764
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$591
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$633
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1002
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$924
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$495
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$530
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$505
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$521
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
$583
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$551
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$628
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$469
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692

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$1720
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$1696
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1678
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1375
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1139
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1280
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1895
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1103
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1006
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1114
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1227
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1525
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1200
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1364
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$1272
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1188
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
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$1472
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1265
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1280
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$1305
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1321
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1288
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1476
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1301
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1133
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$1479
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$1478
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$1531
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$980
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$1305
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$1494
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$1346
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1476
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$1468
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1383