Lusaka vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lusaka	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$777	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2003	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$272	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$437	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$299	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$130	$1316
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	35	85
😀 Quality of life	51	71
🏙️ Population	2.47M	5.65M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 32% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6881st and 4898th ($777 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 5th in Zambia and Russia, respectively. Check Zambia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lusaka compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6622nd and 3542nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Saint Petersburg

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	Lusaka	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.56	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.6	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.35	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$496	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$271	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.4	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.1	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.9%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1971	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4422	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.88	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.25	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.4	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.8	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.7	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.77	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.2	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.9	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.3	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15258	$13865

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Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$925
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$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

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597