Lusaka vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lusaka	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2249	$2186
🏠 One person rent	$312	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$929
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$333	$522
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	37	46
😀 Quality of life	49	55
🏙️ Population	2.47M	2.96M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 13% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 6726th and 6253rd ($738 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Zambia and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Zambia vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 0.6 months in Tashkent. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 6269th and 5872nd 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	$6.95	$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.8	$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$396
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$1255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.8	$25.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$125	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.29%	22.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2003	$1748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4875	$965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$6.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.39	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$8.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.3	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9642	$9301

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Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$700
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$541
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$917
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1018
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$723
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$688
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$992
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$730
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$794
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$776
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$597
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$961
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$766
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$825
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$854
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$975
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$752
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$587
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$624
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$748
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$947
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$492
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$566
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$507
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$457
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$493
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$525
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$583
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$540
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1003
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$631
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$461
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$675

Cities near Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$444
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$613
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$569
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$623
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$615
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$614
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$613
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$613
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$507
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$538
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$591
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$626
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$512
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$602
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$441
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$501
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$430
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$472
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$623
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$605
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$477
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$607
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$484
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$431
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$713
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$674
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$518
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$394
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$667
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$637
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$414
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$634
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$619
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$785