Lusaka vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$360
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$579
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
36
43
😀 Quality of life
51
63
🏙️ Population
2.47M
527K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 2% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6460th and 6533rd ($777 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Zambia and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Zambia vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lusaka compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 6238th and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.81
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$4244

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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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$563
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$570
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$531
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$602
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$534
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$576
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$691
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$692
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$626
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$664
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$581
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$591
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$598
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$704
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1002
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$702
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$798
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1057
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$670
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$548
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$852
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$951
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1009
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$762
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$989
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$945
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1030
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$594
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$984
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1013
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1027
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116