Lusaka vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$1854
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$4529
🏠 One person rent
$360
$947
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$1747
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$548
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$2931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
36
98
😀 Quality of life
51
94
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.97M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 58% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 6460th and 2189th ($777 vs $1854) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Zambia and Austria, respectively. Check Zambia vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lusaka compared to 1.6 months in Vienna. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 6238th and 45th 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
$3.81
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$63.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$5
 Cappuccino
$2.25
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$677
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$1773
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$1318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$9051
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$5834
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$48.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$18.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$6.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$18.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$14916

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$968
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$795
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1210
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1238
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$784
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1236
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1107
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$689
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$734
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$957
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$852
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$691
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$761
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1121
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$722
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$953
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$777
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$970
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$837
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$961
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$645
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$367
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$550
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1176
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$993
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$332
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$337
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$363
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$335
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$326
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$332
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$338
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$327
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$554
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$511
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1014
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$605
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$457
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$992

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1621
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1663
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1325
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1269
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1197
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1535
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$765
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1543
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$946
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$995
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$988
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1073
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$747
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$829
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1158
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1378
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$901
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1011
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1020
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1125
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1393
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1045
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1005
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$956
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1149
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1658
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1508
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1033
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1084
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1646
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1562
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1546
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$916
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$898