Lusaka vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lusaka	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2249	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$312	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$333	$794
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	37	47
😀 Quality of life	49	62
🏙️ Population	2.47M	276K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 7% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 6726th and 6461st ($738 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Zambia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Zambia vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 1 months in Sarajevo. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 6269th and 4897th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Sarajevo

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	Lusaka	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.95	$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.8	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.8	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$125	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.29%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2003	$3005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4875	$1953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.39	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.3	$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9642	$2856

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Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$700
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$541
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$917
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1018
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$723
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$688
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$992
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$730
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$794
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$776
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$597
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$961
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$766
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$825
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$854
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$975
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$752
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$587
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$624
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$748
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$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
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$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
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1003
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$631
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$461
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$675

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$559
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$693
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$636
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$603
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$661
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$776
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1227
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$803
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1187
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$759
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1150
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1337
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1070
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$816
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1266
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$558
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$975
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1274
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1117
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$659
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1030
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$958
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1012
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1160
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$807
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1053
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$972
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$679
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$965
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$463
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$556
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1122
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$595
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$692
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$768