Lusaka vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Santa Cruz de la Sierra
🚶 Cost of living one person
$738
$780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2249
$1970
🏠 One person rent
$312
$344
🏘️ Family rent
$948
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$333
$397
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
37
27
😀 Quality of life
49
52
🏙️ Population
2.47M
3.15M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 5% less expensive than in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Cities ranked 6726th and 6526th ($738 vs $780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Zambia and Bolivia, respectively. Check Zambia vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 0.5 months in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 6269th and 6116th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra

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Lusaka Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.95
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.8
$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1082
$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$54.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$125
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.29%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2003
$1141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4875
$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.23
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.8
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$4.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$2.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.66
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.39
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.6
$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.45
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.3
$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9642
$4204

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$875
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$723
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$992
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$873
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$1050
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$730
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$794
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$776
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$597
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$961
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$766
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$825
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$854
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$975
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$752
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$587
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$624
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$748
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$947
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$492
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$566
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$507
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$518
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$457
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$493
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$525
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$461
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$583
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$540
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$1003
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$631
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$461
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
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Distance City Cost of living
258 km or 161 mi Sucre
$666
304 km or 189 mi Sacaba
$538
317 km or 197 mi Cochabamba
$535
335 km or 208 mi Potosi
$507
376 km or 233 mi Trinidad
$774
415 km or 258 mi Oruro
$600
446 km or 277 mi Tarija
$630
528 km or 328 mi Tartagal
$804
545 km or 339 mi La Paz
$688
550 km or 342 mi El Alto
$673
601 km or 373 mi Corumba
$583
606 km or 377 mi San Ramon de la Nueva Oran
$804
617 km or 384 mi Caceres
$643
650 km or 404 mi Vilhena
$577
688 km or 428 mi Libertador General San Martin
$787
691 km or 430 mi Rolim de Moura
$576
737 km or 458 mi San Pedro de Jujuy
$796
744 km or 462 mi San Salvador de Jujuy
$729
747 km or 464 mi Tacna
$414
757 km or 470 mi Arica
$748
758 km or 471 mi Puno
$520
772 km or 480 mi San Pedro de Atacama
$734
779 km or 484 mi Iquique
$923
779 km or 484 mi Ji-Parana
$575
781 km or 485 mi Juliaca
$547
789 km or 490 mi Varzea Grande
$682
792 km or 492 mi Calama
$673
795 km or 494 mi Cuiaba
$725
811 km or 504 mi Salta
$1121
863 km or 536 mi Puerto Maldonado
$560
865 km or 537 mi Concepcion
$521
876 km or 544 mi Ariquemes
$575
900 km or 559 mi Arequipa
$588
921 km or 573 mi Rondonopolis
$546
941 km or 585 mi Ponta Pora
$586
944 km or 587 mi Pedro Juan Caballero
$502
949 km or 589 mi Campo Grande
$588
992 km or 616 mi Antofagasta
$1011
1001 km or 622 mi Rio Branco
$735
1005 km or 625 mi Dourados
$599