Lusaka vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lusaka	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$685	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1880	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$250	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$606	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$332	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	36	72
😀 Quality of life	48	62
🏙️ Population	2.47M	3.01M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 23% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 7016th and 8199th ($685 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 20th 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 6308th and 4937th 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	$6.96	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.84	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$330	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.7	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.22%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1988	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4865	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.63	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.65	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.3	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.57	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.5	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.8	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.6	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5845	$5075

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Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$725
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$1139
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1116
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1090
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1028
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$729
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$670
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1012
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$731
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$810
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$1017
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$761
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$939
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$756
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$834
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$871
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$947
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$662
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$582
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$585
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$1079
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$953
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$515
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$574
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$591
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$498
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$516
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$534
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$500
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$600
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$554
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1000
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$663
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$433
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$670

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$512
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$495
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$427
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$518
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$388
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$487
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$470
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$507
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$434
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$447
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$550
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1121
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$892
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$530
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$506
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$512
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$380
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$508
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$517
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$571
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$530
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$596
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$541
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$553
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$419
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$757
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$601
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$577
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$605
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$524
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$522
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$524
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$638
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$515