Lusaka vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$3619
🏠 One person rent
$360
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$1662
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$1671
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
36
92
😀 Quality of life
51
85
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.36M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 49% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 6460th and 3308th ($777 vs $1531) 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 0.4 months in Lusaka compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 6238th and 273rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.81
$8.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$8.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$1804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$1265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$7359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$5167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$6.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$583
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$11372

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297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$784
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$1236
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$1107
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$689
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$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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$1383
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$1374
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1363
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1188
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1116
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1015
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1130
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1102
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1063
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1027
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1293
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1127
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1122
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1073
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1046
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1311
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$949
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1077
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1013
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$979
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1344
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1083
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$956
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$1204
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$1347
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1406
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$1019
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1165
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1344
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$1078
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1351
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1310
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1002