Lusaka vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lusaka	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2249	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$312	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$333	$3900
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	37	92
😀 Quality of life	49	94
🏙️ Population	2.47M	548K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 66% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 6726th and 1356th ($738 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th in Zambia and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Zambia vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 6269th and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs The Hague

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	Lusaka	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.95	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.8	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.8	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$125	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.29%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2003	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4875	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.39	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.3	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9642	$10346

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1861
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2081
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2291
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2251
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2049
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2180
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$1944
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1739
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1937
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2001
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1995
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1862
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2432
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1651
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1357
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2105
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1640
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1613
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1958
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1530