Lusaka vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$686
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1784
$974
🏠 One person rent
$237
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$113
$310
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
35
40
😀 Quality of life
50
60
🏙️ Population
2.47M
5.94M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 1% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7322nd and 7286th ($686 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Zambia and India, respectively. Check Zambia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lusaka compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 6732nd and 5975th 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
$7.41
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$431
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$236
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.1
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.19%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1955
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.6
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.32
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.74
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.47
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.8
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$178
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13300
$929

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$815
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$750
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$613
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$1189
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$639
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1473
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1229
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$754
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$718
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1024
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$770
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$706
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$768
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1030
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$577
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1039
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$630
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$828
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$861
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1039
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$764
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$591
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$633
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1002
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$924
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$495
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$530
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$505
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$521
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
$583
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$551
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$628
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$469
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319