Lusaka vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person
$738
$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2249
$1306
🏠 One person rent
$312
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$948
$429
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$333
$1236
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
37
58
😀 Quality of life
49
62
🏙️ Population
2.47M
5.95M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 44% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 6726th and 8539th ($738 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 2.4 months in Pune. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Pune ranked 8th in India, while ranked 6269th and 4894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Pune

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Lusaka Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.95
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.8
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.3
 Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1082
$542
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$18.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$28.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$125
$9.39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.29%
9.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2003
$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4875
$1168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.23
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.8
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$3.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$9.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.66
$1.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.39
$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.6
$4.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.45
$2.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.3
$30.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$54.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$94.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9642
$1975

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$688
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$992
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$873
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$1050
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$730
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$794
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$776
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$597
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$961
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$766
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$825
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$854
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$975
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$752
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$587
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$624
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$748
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$947
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$492
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$566
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$507
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$518
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$457
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$493
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$525
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$461
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$583
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$540
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1003
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$631
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$461
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$675

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$304
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$480
110 km or 68 mi Kalyan
$381
119 km or 74 mi Mumbai
$716
119 km or 74 mi Thane
$501
120 km or 75 mi Bhiwandi
$362
153 km or 95 mi Vasai
$284
165 km or 102 mi Nashik
$333
199 km or 123 mi Sangli
$292
206 km or 128 mi Kolhapur
$307
213 km or 132 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
216 km or 134 mi Aurangabad
$350
237 km or 147 mi Solapur
$293
237 km or 147 mi Malegaon
$378
273 km or 169 mi Bijapur
$340
287 km or 179 mi Navsari
$286
288 km or 179 mi Latur
$397
303 km or 188 mi Belgaum
$473
314 km or 195 mi Surat
$771
330 km or 205 mi Jalgaon
$348
338 km or 210 mi Panjim
$401
342 km or 212 mi Gulbarga
$250
347 km or 215 mi Mormugao
$492
361 km or 224 mi Margao
$430
366 km or 227 mi Hubli
$359
373 km or 232 mi Nanded
$315
403 km or 250 mi Bhavnagar
$298
411 km or 255 mi Akola
$295
426 km or 265 mi Vadodara
$376
447 km or 278 mi Nizamabad
$294
452 km or 281 mi Hospet
$272
474 km or 295 mi Godhra
$371
476 km or 296 mi Nadiad
$382
480 km or 299 mi Mahbubnagar
$357
486 km or 302 mi Adoni
$366
488 km or 303 mi Amravati
$296
501 km or 312 mi Davanagere
$292
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$464
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$395
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$367