Lusaka vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$799
🏠 One person rent
$360
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$138
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
36
67
😀 Quality of life
51
35
🏙️ Population
2.47M
2.1M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 135% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 6460th and 9155th ($777 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 11th in Zambia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Zambia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lusaka compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 6238th and 7850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Rawalpindi

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Lusaka Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.81
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$1496

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$968
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$795
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1210
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1238
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$784
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1236
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1107
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$689
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$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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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$389
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$238
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$278
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$335
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$281
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$311
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$277
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$307
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$352
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$330
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$303
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$298
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$399
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$240
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$344
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$268
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$337
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$289
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$386
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$347
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$364
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$337
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$260
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$508
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$399
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$290
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$394
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$449
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$567
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$328
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$338
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$448
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$307
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$455
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$401
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$282