Lusaka vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lusaka	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$1844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2249	$4559
🏠 One person rent	$312	$949
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$333	$2695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	37	98
😀 Quality of life	49	93
🏙️ Population	2.47M	1.97M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 60% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 6726th and 2270th ($738 vs $1844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Zambia and Austria, respectively. Check Zambia vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 1.5 months in Vienna. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 6269th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Vienna

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	Lusaka	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.95	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.8	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$5.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$966
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$1899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$1349
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.8	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$125	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.29%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2003	$10201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4875	$6325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.39	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.3	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9642	$18199

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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 Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1582
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1719
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1586
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1275
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1559
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$919
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1553
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$943
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1087
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1098
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1181
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$701
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$784
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1329
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1335
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$935
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1120
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1381
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1039
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1263
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1045
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1107
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$974
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1118
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1594
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1474
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1169
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1075
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1593
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1555
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1549
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$983
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1227
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$987