Lusaka vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2003
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$272
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$437
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$1726
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
35
71
😀 Quality of life
51
79
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.21M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 44% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6881st and 4339th ($777 vs $1386) 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 0.2 months in Lusaka compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 6622nd and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Sofia

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Lusaka Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.56
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.9%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1971
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4422
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.77
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.9
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15258
$12236

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$629
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$1602
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1378
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$727
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$813
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1015
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$780
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$677
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$755
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1166
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$565
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1029
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$632
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$792
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$840
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1044
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$754
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$632
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1132
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$875
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$489
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$559
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$495
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$516
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$452
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$494
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$522
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$456
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$590
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$549
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$952
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$615
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$463
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$731
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$749
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800