Lusaka vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lusaka	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2249	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$312	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$333	$326
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	37	74
😀 Quality of life	49	63
🏙️ Population	2.47M	3.01M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 34% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 6726th and 8233rd ($738 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 15th in Zambia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Zambia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 6269th and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Surabaya

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	Lusaka	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.95	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.8	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.8	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$125	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.29%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2003	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4875	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.39	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.3	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9642	$5490

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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 Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508