Lusaka vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$655
$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1696
$1391
🏠 One person rent
$218
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$350
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98
$360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
36
75
😀 Quality of life
50
68
🏙️ Population
2.47M
3.01M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 19% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 7398th and 8275th ($655 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 14th in Zambia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Zambia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lusaka compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 6625th and 4631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.48
$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$206
$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.9
$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.8
$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.21%
7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2016
$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4812
$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.82
$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$61
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.1
$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11593
$9160

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$687
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$577
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$1062
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$650
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1278
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1069
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$761
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$653
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1021
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$751
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$716
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$779
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$912
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$587
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1032
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$658
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$820
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$873
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1045
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$755
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$592
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$587
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$888
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$916
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$493
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$565
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$506
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$519
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$458
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$496
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$527
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$461
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$536
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$514
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$996
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$577
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$495
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$413
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$457
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$409
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$470
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$384
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$447
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$440
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$456
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$409
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$422
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$488
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$445
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1134
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$834
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$489
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$471
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$482
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$402
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$478
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$488
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$523
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$449
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$459
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$534
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$470
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$490
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$561
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$555
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$480
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$400
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$699
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$588
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$567
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$665
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$517
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$511
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$523
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$598
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$502