Lusaka vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Lusaka | San Antonio | |
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The cost of living in Lusaka is 68% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 7398th and 1930th ($655 vs $2023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1571st in Zambia and the United States, respectively. Check Zambia vs the United States comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lusaka compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs San Antonio ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 6625th and 124th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Lusaka vs San Antonio
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| Lusaka | San Antonio | |
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| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
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| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 289 km or 179 mi | Kitwe | |
| 297 km or 184 mi |  Chinhoyi | |
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| 370 km or 230 mi | Kadoma | |
| 373 km or 232 mi | Livingstone | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Harare | |
| 411 km or 255 mi | Chitungwiza | |
| 426 km or 265 mi |  Lubumbashi | |
| 429 km or 267 mi | Kwekwe | |
| 464 km or 288 mi | Marondera | |
| 475 km or 295 mi | Mansa | |
| 478 km or 297 mi | Gweru | |
| 521 km or 324 mi | Likasi | |
| 529 km or 329 mi | Bulawayo | |
| 574 km or 356 mi |  Tete | |
| 584 km or 363 mi | Masvingo | |
| 605 km or 376 mi | Kolwezi | |
| 611 km or 380 mi | Mutare | |
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| 645 km or 401 mi |  Francistown | |
| 658 km or 409 mi | Kasama | |
| 686 km or 426 mi | Chimoio | |
| 688 km or 428 mi | Ntcheu | |
| 694 km or 431 mi | Mzimba | |
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| 729 km or 453 mi | Monkey Bay | |
| 756 km or 470 mi | Zomba | |
| 757 km or 471 mi | Mangochi | |
| 762 km or 474 mi | Mzuzu | |
| 775 km or 482 mi | Mulanje | |
| 792 km or 492 mi | Serowe | |
| 802 km or 499 mi | Palapye | |
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| 869 km or 540 mi | Mahalapye | |
| 917 km or 570 mi |  Mbeya | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 27 km or 17 mi |  Schertz | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | Cibolo | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | New Braunfels | |
| 54 km or 33 mi | Seguin | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | San Marcos | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Kyle | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Kerrville | |
| 122 km or 76 mi | Austin | |
| 136 km or 85 mi | Cedar Park | |
| 140 km or 87 mi | Leander | |
| 141 km or 88 mi | Pflugerville | |
| 145 km or 90 mi | Round Rock | |
| 157 km or 98 mi | Georgetown | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Victoria | |
| 197 km or 122 mi | Copperas Cove | |
| 200 km or 124 mi | Harker Heights | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Killeen | |
| 210 km or 130 mi | Eagle Pass | |
| 213 km or 132 mi |  Piedras Negras | |
| 215 km or 134 mi | Corpus Christi | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Temple | |
| 221 km or 137 mi | Kingsville | |
| 233 km or 145 mi | Del Rio | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Laredo | |
| 236 km or 147 mi | Ciudad Acuna | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Nuevo Laredo | |
| 247 km or 153 mi | Bryan | |
| 247 km or 154 mi | College Station | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Rosenberg | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Waco | |
| 279 km or 174 mi | Sugar Land | |
| 286 km or 178 mi | Missouri | |
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| 300 km or 187 mi | The Woodlands | |
| 303 km or 188 mi | Houston | |
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