Lusaka vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lusaka	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2249	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$312	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$333	$1303
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	37	61
😀 Quality of life	49	79
🏙️ Population	2.47M	605K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 34% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6726th and 4764th ($738 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Zambia and Latvia, respectively. Check Zambia vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6269th and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Riga

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	Lusaka	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.95	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.8	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.8	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$125	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.29%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2003	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4875	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.39	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.3	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9642	$13840

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Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$700
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$541
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$917
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1018
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$723
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$688
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$992
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$730
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$794
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$776
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$597
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$961
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$766
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$825
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$854
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$975
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$752
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$587
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$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
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$631
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$461
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$675

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1299
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$933
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$804
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$835
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$840
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$953
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$950
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$869
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1064
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$933
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$843
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$953
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$761
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$847
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1045
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1150
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$969
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$882
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$467
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1414
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1219
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$899
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1016
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1441
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$952
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1273
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$953
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1816
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1879
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1025
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1220