Lusaka vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$1330
🏠 One person rent
$250
$203
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$437
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$1320
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
36
57
😀 Quality of life
48
61
🏙️ Population
2.47M
5.95M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 32% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 7016th and 8532nd ($685 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 6th in Zambia and India, respectively. Check Zambia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 2.5 months in Pune. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Pune ranked 6th in India, while ranked 6308th and 5075th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$21.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$32.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
9.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$2013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$1203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$3.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$6.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$8.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$18.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$4.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$52.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$97.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$1727

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Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$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
94 km or 58 mi Satara
$312
106 km or 66 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
110 km or 68 mi Kalyan
$396
119 km or 74 mi Mumbai
$716
119 km or 74 mi Thane
$484
120 km or 75 mi Bhiwandi
$368
153 km or 95 mi Vasai
$288
165 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
199 km or 123 mi Sangli
$310
206 km or 128 mi Kolhapur
$332
213 km or 132 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
216 km or 134 mi Aurangabad
$406
237 km or 147 mi Solapur
$294
237 km or 147 mi Malegaon
$394
273 km or 169 mi Bijapur
$348
287 km or 179 mi Navsari
$284
288 km or 179 mi Latur
$409
303 km or 188 mi Belgaum
$491
314 km or 195 mi Surat
$785
330 km or 205 mi Jalgaon
$357
338 km or 210 mi Panjim
$402
342 km or 212 mi Gulbarga
$254
347 km or 215 mi Mormugao
$488
361 km or 224 mi Margao
$429
366 km or 227 mi Hubli
$357
373 km or 232 mi Nanded
$335
403 km or 250 mi Bhavnagar
$297
411 km or 255 mi Akola
$304
426 km or 265 mi Vadodara
$406
447 km or 278 mi Nizamabad
$364
452 km or 281 mi Hospet
$279
474 km or 295 mi Godhra
$391
476 km or 296 mi Nadiad
$399
480 km or 299 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
486 km or 302 mi Adoni
$382
488 km or 303 mi Amravati
$283
501 km or 312 mi Davanagere
$325
504 km or 313 mi Hyderabad
$488
505 km or 314 mi Secunderabad
$414
511 km or 318 mi Indore
$379