Lusaka vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$360
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$788
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$733
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
36
82
😀 Quality of life
51
66
🏙️ Population
2.47M
5.38M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 4% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6460th and 6353rd ($777 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 3rd in Zambia and Russia, respectively. Check Zambia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lusaka compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6238th and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.81
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.78
 Cappuccino
$2.25
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$6.39
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$6504

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$1210
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$1238
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$784
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$1236
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1107
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$689
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$734
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$957
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$852
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$691
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$761
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1121
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$722
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$953
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$777
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$970
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$837
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$961
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$645
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$367
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$550
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1176
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$993
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$332
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$337
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$363
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$335
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$326
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$332
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$338
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$327
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$554
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$511
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1014
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$605
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$457
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$992

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Distance City Cost of living
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$814
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$906
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1121
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1349
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1376
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1218
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$920
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1330
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1277
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$461
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1163
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1396
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1491
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1089
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1736
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1403
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1498
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$532
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1825
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1194
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1907
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1464
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1335
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$909
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1257
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1414
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1475
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1363
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$982
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1438