Lusaka vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$250
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
36
44
😀 Quality of life
48
66
🏙️ Population
2.47M
418K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 37% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 7016th and 5025th ($685 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Zambia and Albania, respectively. Check Zambia vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 6308th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$5212

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$725
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$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
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$936
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$787
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$676
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$808
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$657
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1045
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$645
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$852
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$902
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1059
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$792
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$641
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$685
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1035
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1191
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$895
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1053
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$545
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1146
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$785
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$956
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$549
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1046
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1239
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1244
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$589
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1076
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$661
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1161
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$521
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1280
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1036
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$571
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$1251
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1094
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$692
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1050