Lusaka vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$360
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$1259
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
36
69
😀 Quality of life
51
76
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.38M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 18% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6460th and 5668th ($777 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Zambia and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Zambia vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lusaka compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 6238th and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.81
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$7940

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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
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619