Lusaka vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$1937
🏠 One person rent
$360
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$418
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
36
45
😀 Quality of life
51
55
🏙️ Population
2.47M
2.86M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 1% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 6460th and 6424th ($777 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Zambia and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Zambia vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lusaka compared to 0.5 months in Tashkent. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 6238th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Tashkent

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Lusaka Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.81
$6.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$1086
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$687
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
21.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$1380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$3.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$8.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$5.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$3.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$4.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$8199

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$968
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$795
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1210
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1238
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$784
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1236
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1107
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$689
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$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
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$416
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$682
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$651
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$692
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$682
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$680
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$674
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$672
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$473
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$558
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$479
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$488
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$582
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$647
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$479
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$564
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$434
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$562
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$532
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$638
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$475
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$529
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$629
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$416
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$399
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$653
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$560
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$640
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$445
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$398
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$504
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$437
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$446
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$671
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$658
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$935