Lusaka vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$520
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2003
$1324
🏠 One person rent
$272
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$437
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$273
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
35
76
😀 Quality of life
51
51
🏙️ Population
2.47M
3.01M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 49% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 6881st and 8568th ($777 vs $520) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 12th in Zambia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Zambia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lusaka compared to 0.5 months in Surabaya. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Surabaya ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 6622nd and 6634th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.56
$1.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$2.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$72.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.9%
7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1971
$2204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4422
$1082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$2.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$1.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$19.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.77
$2.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$3
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.9
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15258
$8118

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$1602
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1378
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$727
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$813
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$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
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$402
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$437
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$386
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$450
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$358
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$428
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$416
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$419
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$381
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$400
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$490
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$436
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1115
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$780
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$493
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$452
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$457
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$387
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$446
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$458
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$494
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$427
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$436
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$502
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$439
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$468
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$551
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$515
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$466
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$376
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$627
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$566
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$516
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$552
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$472
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$469
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$486
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$556
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$470