Lusaka vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$360
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
36
40
😀 Quality of life
51
51
🏙️ Population
2.47M
5.94M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 4% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6460th and 6358th ($777 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Zambia and India, respectively. Check Zambia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lusaka compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 6238th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Surat

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Lusaka Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.81
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.4
 Cappuccino
$2.25
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$2.54
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$1785

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$1238
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$784
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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
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
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$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
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$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361