Lusaka vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person
$655
$517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1696
$1237
🏠 One person rent
$218
$209
🏘️ Family rent
$350
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98
$490
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
36
58
😀 Quality of life
50
62
🏙️ Population
2.47M
5.95M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 27% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 7398th and 8553rd ($655 vs $517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 6th in Zambia and India, respectively. Check Zambia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lusaka compared to 0.9 months in Pune. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Pune ranked 9th in India, while ranked 6625th and 5617th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.48
$4.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$436
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$206
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$17.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.9
$27.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.8
$9.06
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.21%
9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2016
$2151
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4812
$1102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$2.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.82
$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$1.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$2.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.1
$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11593
$2540

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Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$687
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$577
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1062
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$650
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1278
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1069
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$761
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$653
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1021
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$751
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$716
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$779
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$912
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$587
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1032
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$658
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$820
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$873
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1045
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$755
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$592
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$587
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$888
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$916
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$493
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$565
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$506
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$519
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
$536
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$514
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$996
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$577
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$495
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692

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Distance City Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi Satara
$273
106 km or 66 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
110 km or 68 mi Kalyan
$399
119 km or 74 mi Mumbai
$705
119 km or 74 mi Thane
$487
120 km or 75 mi Bhiwandi
$363
153 km or 95 mi Vasai
$267
165 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
199 km or 123 mi Sangli
$290
206 km or 128 mi Kolhapur
$309
213 km or 132 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
216 km or 134 mi Aurangabad
$349
237 km or 147 mi Solapur
$285
237 km or 147 mi Malegaon
$382
273 km or 169 mi Bijapur
$333
287 km or 179 mi Navsari
$278
288 km or 179 mi Latur
$396
303 km or 188 mi Belgaum
$463
314 km or 195 mi Surat
$705
330 km or 205 mi Jalgaon
$303
338 km or 210 mi Panjim
$398
342 km or 212 mi Gulbarga
$251
347 km or 215 mi Mormugao
$476
361 km or 224 mi Margao
$422
366 km or 227 mi Hubli
$355
373 km or 232 mi Nanded
$328
403 km or 250 mi Bhavnagar
$291
411 km or 255 mi Akola
$297
426 km or 265 mi Vadodara
$374
447 km or 278 mi Nizamabad
$305
452 km or 281 mi Hospet
$266
474 km or 295 mi Godhra
$366
476 km or 296 mi Nadiad
$375
480 km or 299 mi Mahbubnagar
$353
486 km or 302 mi Adoni
$383
488 km or 303 mi Amravati
$310
501 km or 312 mi Davanagere
$295
504 km or 313 mi Hyderabad
$470
505 km or 314 mi Secunderabad
$398
511 km or 318 mi Indore
$361