Lusaka vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$250
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$1324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
36
61
😀 Quality of life
48
79
🏙️ Population
2.47M
605K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 41% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7016th and 4672nd ($685 vs $1169) 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 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6308th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$13962

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$894
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$725
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1139
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1116
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$830
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1090
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1028
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$729
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$670
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1012
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$890
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$731
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$810
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1017
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$761
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$939
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$756
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$834
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$871
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$947
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$662
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$582
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$585
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1079
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$953
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$515
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$574
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$591
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$526
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$498
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$516
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$534
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$500
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$600
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$554
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$663
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$433
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$670

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363