Lusaka vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2003
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$272
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$437
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$1555
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
35
59
😀 Quality of life
51
80
🏙️ Population
2.47M
595K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 38% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6881st and 4631st ($777 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Zambia and Latvia, respectively. Check Zambia vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 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 6622nd and 657th 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
$8.56
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.9%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1971
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4422
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.77
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.9
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15258
$18197

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$925
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$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
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391