Lusaka vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$2034
🏠 One person rent
$250
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$870
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$45.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$501
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
36
45
😀 Quality of life
48
54
🏙️ Population
2.47M
2.96M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 16% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 7016th and 6377th ($685 vs $816) 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 0.5 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 6308th and 5908th 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
$6.96
$5.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$39.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
22.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$8.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$2.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$9093

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Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$725
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1139
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1116
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$830
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$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
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$429
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$660
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$596
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$658
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$671
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$666
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$663
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$667
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$468
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$527
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$473
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$469
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$532
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$664
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$461
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$519
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$419
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$530
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$653
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$672
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$567
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$645
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$655
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$435
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$452
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$710
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$681
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$533
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$467
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$673
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$661
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$457
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$450
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$654
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$639
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$838