Lusaka vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lusaka	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$685	$1965
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1880	$4756
🏠 One person rent	$250	$1021
🏘️ Family rent	$606	$1866
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$571
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$332	$2834
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	36	98
😀 Quality of life	48	94
🏙️ Population	2.47M	1.97M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 65% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 7016th and 1964th ($685 vs $1965) 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 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 1.4 months in Vienna. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 6308th and 48th 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	$6.96	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$67.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.84	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$330	$1351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$331
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.7	$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.22%	3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1988	$9775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4865	$6353
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$4.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.63	$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.65	$6.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.3	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.57	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.5	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.8	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.6	$106
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5845	$15069

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Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$725
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$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

Cities near Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1681
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1772
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1698
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1188
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1307
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1653
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$860
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1632
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$989
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1136
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1051
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1197
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$789
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$788
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1344
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1436
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$935
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1211
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1485
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1130
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1062
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1067
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1094
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1016
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1150
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1764
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1563
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1220
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1137
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1690
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$814
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1616
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1604
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$938
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1237
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$898