Lusaka vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$250
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
36
40
😀 Quality of life
48
48
🏙️ Population
2.47M
5.94M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 13% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7016th and 6501st ($685 vs $785) 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 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Surat ranked 41st in India, while ranked 6308th and 6339th 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
$6.96
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.37
 Cappuccino
$2.22
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$2.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$1527

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$894
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$725
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$1139
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$1116
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$830
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$284
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$297
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$406
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$399
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$288
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$394
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$391
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$471
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$396
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$484
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$424
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$326
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$402
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$357
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$406
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$519
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$327
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$344
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$379
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$285
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$347
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$295
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$312
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$304
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$409
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$360
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$294
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$283
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$310
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$338
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$335
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$367
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$368
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$348