Lusaka vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2003
$2134
🏠 One person rent
$272
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$437
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$50.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$308
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
35
47
😀 Quality of life
51
56
🏙️ Population
2.47M
2.96M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 8% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 6881st and 6584th ($777 vs $842) 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 0.2 months in Lusaka compared to 0.4 months in Tashkent. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 6622nd and 6238th 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
$8.56
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.9%
23.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1971
$1617
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4422
$917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$6.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$3.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$56.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.77
$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.9
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15258
$10369

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166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$849
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$692
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1304
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$629
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1602
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1378
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$727
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$813
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1015
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$780
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$677
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$755
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1166
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$565
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1029
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$632
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$792
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$840
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1044
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$754
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$632
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1132
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$875
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$489
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$559
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$495
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$516
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$452
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$494
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$522
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$456
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$590
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$549
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$952
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$615
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$463
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$759
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$599
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$587
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$576
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$622
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$583
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$610
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$645
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$568
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$572
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$669
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$688
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$549
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$704
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$488
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$535
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$471
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$497
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$555
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$773
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$570
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$646
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$737
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$500
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$439
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$789
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$500
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$492
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$468
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$636
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$601
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$447
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$470
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$518
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$514
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$899