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
$777
$746
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$1828
🏠 One person rent
$360
$307
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$507
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$388
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
36
27
😀 Quality of life
51
53
🏙️ Population
2.47M
3.15M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 4% more expensive than in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Cities ranked 6460th and 6585th ($777 vs $746) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Zambia and Bolivia, respectively. Check Zambia vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 6238th and 6133rd 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
$3.81
$4.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.84
 Cappuccino
$2.25
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$588
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$1129
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$883
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$16.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$4.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$5.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$4165

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$957
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
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$1025
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$691
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$761
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$1121
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$722
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$953
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$777
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$970
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$837
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$961
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$645
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$367
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$550
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$1176
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$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
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$1014
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$605
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$457
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
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Distance City Cost of living
258 km or 161 mi Sucre
$455
304 km or 189 mi Sacaba
$525
317 km or 197 mi Cochabamba
$525
335 km or 208 mi Potosi
$525
376 km or 233 mi Trinidad
$775
415 km or 258 mi Oruro
$600
446 km or 277 mi Tarija
$628
528 km or 328 mi Tartagal
$565
545 km or 339 mi La Paz
$705
550 km or 342 mi El Alto
$662
601 km or 373 mi Corumba
$669
606 km or 377 mi San Ramon de la Nueva Oran
$547
617 km or 384 mi Caceres
$726
650 km or 404 mi Vilhena
$633
688 km or 428 mi Libertador General San Martin
$524
691 km or 430 mi Rolim de Moura
$631
737 km or 458 mi San Pedro de Jujuy
$520
744 km or 462 mi San Salvador de Jujuy
$540
747 km or 464 mi Tacna
$390
757 km or 470 mi Arica
$702
758 km or 471 mi Puno
$475
772 km or 480 mi San Pedro de Atacama
$739
779 km or 484 mi Iquique
$825
779 km or 484 mi Ji-Parana
$631
781 km or 485 mi Juliaca
$511
789 km or 490 mi Varzea Grande
$779
792 km or 492 mi Calama
$689
795 km or 494 mi Cuiaba
$833
811 km or 504 mi Salta
$538
863 km or 536 mi Puerto Maldonado
$562
865 km or 537 mi Concepcion
$577
876 km or 544 mi Ariquemes
$634
900 km or 559 mi Arequipa
$562
921 km or 573 mi Rondonopolis
$590
941 km or 585 mi Ponta Pora
$644
944 km or 587 mi Pedro Juan Caballero
$562
949 km or 589 mi Campo Grande
$716
992 km or 616 mi Antofagasta
$962
1001 km or 622 mi Rio Branco
$761
1005 km or 625 mi Dourados
$661