Lusaka vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2003
$1183
🏠 One person rent
$272
$207
🏘️ Family rent
$437
$363
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$230
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
35
58
😀 Quality of life
51
62
🏙️ Population
2.47M
6.2M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 57% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 6881st and 8694th ($777 vs $495) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 7th in Zambia and India, respectively. Check Zambia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lusaka compared to 0.5 months in Pune. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Pune ranked 8th in India, while ranked 6622nd and 5658th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.56
$4.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$15.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$432
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$22
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$33.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$7.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.9%
8.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1971
$2156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4422
$1059
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$2.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$5.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$5.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$4.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$1.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.77
$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$9.96
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.9
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$49.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15258
$2247

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166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$849
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$692
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1304
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$629
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1602
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1378
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$727
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$813
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1015
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$780
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$677
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$755
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1166
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$565
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1029
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$632
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$792
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$840
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1044
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$754
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$632
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1132
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$875
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$489
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$559
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$495
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$516
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$452
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$494
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$522
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$456
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$590
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$549
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$952
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$615
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$463
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi Satara
$256
106 km or 66 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
110 km or 68 mi Kalyan
$355
119 km or 74 mi Mumbai
$717
119 km or 74 mi Thane
$464
120 km or 75 mi Bhiwandi
$335
153 km or 95 mi Vasai
$252
165 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
199 km or 123 mi Sangli
$279
206 km or 128 mi Kolhapur
$287
213 km or 132 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
216 km or 134 mi Aurangabad
$335
237 km or 147 mi Solapur
$269
237 km or 147 mi Malegaon
$370
273 km or 169 mi Bijapur
$298
287 km or 179 mi Navsari
$267
288 km or 179 mi Latur
$365
303 km or 188 mi Belgaum
$391
314 km or 195 mi Surat
$663
330 km or 205 mi Jalgaon
$285
338 km or 210 mi Panjim
$372
342 km or 212 mi Gulbarga
$253
347 km or 215 mi Mormugao
$404
361 km or 224 mi Margao
$372
366 km or 227 mi Hubli
$333
373 km or 232 mi Nanded
$308
403 km or 250 mi Bhavnagar
$273
411 km or 255 mi Akola
$282
426 km or 265 mi Vadodara
$358
447 km or 278 mi Nizamabad
$287
452 km or 281 mi Hospet
$250
474 km or 295 mi Godhra
$350
476 km or 296 mi Nadiad
$360
480 km or 299 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
486 km or 302 mi Adoni
$359
488 km or 303 mi Amravati
$281
501 km or 312 mi Davanagere
$264
504 km or 313 mi Hyderabad
$444
505 km or 314 mi Secunderabad
$374
511 km or 318 mi Indore
$346