Lusaka vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$1263
🏠 One person rent
$360
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$348
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
36
72
😀 Quality of life
51
62
🏙️ Population
2.47M
2.89M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 49% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 6460th and 8350th ($777 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 23rd in Zambia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Zambia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lusaka compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 6238th and 5178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.81
$1.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$2.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
8.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$2072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$9.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$25.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$2.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$95
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$5424

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$1236
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1107
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$689
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$734
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$957
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$852
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$691
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$761
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1121
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$722
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$953
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$777
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$970
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$837
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$961
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$645
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$367
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$550
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1176
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$993
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$332
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$337
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$363
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$335
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$326
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$332
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$338
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$327
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$554
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$511
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1014
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$605
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$457
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$992

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$459
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$454
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$403
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$469
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$383
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$439
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$427
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$440
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$383
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$403
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$570
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$427
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$873
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$870
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$546
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$479
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$478
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$361
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$474
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$426
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$495
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$450
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$460
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$512
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$484
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$500
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$547
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$552
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$480
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$393
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$718
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$556
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$545
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$573
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$512
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$493
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$519
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$643
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$506