Lusaka vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lusaka	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$685	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1880	$4999
🏠 One person rent	$250	$1371
🏘️ Family rent	$606	$2182
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$332	$3835
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	36	94
😀 Quality of life	48	94
🏙️ Population	2.47M	664K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 69% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 7016th and 1336th ($685 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 6th in Zambia and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Zambia vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 6308th and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Rotterdam

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	Lusaka	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.96	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.84	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$6.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$330	$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.7	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.22%	3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1988	$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4865	$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.63	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.65	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.3	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.57	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.5	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.8	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.6	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5845	$10888

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Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$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

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2094
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1750
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2373
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2375
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1865
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2180
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2046
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2076
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2064
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1975
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1762
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1831
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1709
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1782
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1921
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1611
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2017
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1442
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592