Lusaka vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$250
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$2601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
36
100
😀 Quality of life
48
99
🏙️ Population
2.47M
14.3M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 58% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 7016th and 3085th ($685 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 4th in Zambia and Japan, respectively. Check Zambia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 6308th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$15495

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$1012
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$731
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$810
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$1017
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$761
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$939
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$756
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$834
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$871
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$947
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$662
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$582
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$585
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$1079
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$953
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$515
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$574
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$591
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$526
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$498
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$516
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$534
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$500
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$600
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$554
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$1000
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$663
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$433
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$1121
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$1059
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$1056
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$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
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$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
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$1061
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$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
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$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
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$1062
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$1000
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$1187
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$1096
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$1106
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$1038
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$1095
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$1050
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$1075
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$1078
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$1037
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$1119
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$1106
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$1052
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$1016
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$1057
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$1109
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$1116
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$1092
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$1075
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$1060
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