Lusaka vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lusaka	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$685	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1880	$2178
🏠 One person rent	$250	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$606	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$332	$846
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	36	82
😀 Quality of life	48	67
🏙️ Population	2.47M	5.38M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 22% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7016th and 6204th ($685 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Zambia and Russia, respectively. Check Zambia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6308th and 3645th 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	$6.96	$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.84	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$330	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.7	$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.22%	16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1988	$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4865	$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.63	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.65	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.3	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.57	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.5	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.8	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.6	$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5845	$6847

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$846
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$979
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1149
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1447
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1230
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$973
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1389
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1453
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$440
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1120
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1453
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1532
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1123
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1782
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1499
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1570
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$514
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1936
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1278
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2023
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1447
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$966
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1363
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1467
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1466
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1414
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1102
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1525