Lusaka vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person
$686
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1784
$3425
🏠 One person rent
$237
$800
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$1319
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$113
$1925
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
35
59
😀 Quality of life
50
84
🏙️ Population
2.47M
581K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 53% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 7322nd and 4193rd ($686 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Zambia and Lithuania, respectively. Check Zambia vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lusaka compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 6732nd and 543rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.41
$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$5.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$575
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$431
$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$236
$949
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.1
$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.19%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1955
$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$3555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.6
$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.32
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.74
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$9.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.47
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$82.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.8
$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$178
$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13300
$10967

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Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$750
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$613
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1189
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$639
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1473
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1229
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$754
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$718
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1024
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$770
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$706
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$768
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1030
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$577
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1039
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$630
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$828
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$861
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1039
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$764
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$591
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$633
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1002
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$924
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$495
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$530
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$505
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$521
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$458
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$496
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$527
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$461
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$583
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$551
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$628
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$469
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692

Cities near Vilnius

Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Jonava
$890
86 km or 53 mi Alytus
$907
90 km or 56 mi Kaunas
$1279
93 km or 58 mi Utena
$1003
125 km or 78 mi Marijampole
$947
130 km or 81 mi Panevezys
$1012
148 km or 92 mi Grodno
$399
153 km or 95 mi Daugavpils
$952
166 km or 103 mi Suwalki
$1133
171 km or 107 mi Minsk
$836
180 km or 112 mi Baranavichy
$568
186 km or 116 mi Siauliai
$1001
205 km or 127 mi Jekabpils
$912
214 km or 133 mi Elk
$1184
215 km or 133 mi Barysaw
$628
223 km or 138 mi Bialystok
$1214
240 km or 149 mi Jelgava
$908
240 km or 149 mi Rezekne
$853
241 km or 150 mi Ogre
$1027
259 km or 161 mi Mazeikiai
$903
262 km or 163 mi Riga
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Lomza
$1062
271 km or 168 mi Jurmala
$1423
286 km or 178 mi Klaipeda
$1106
290 km or 180 mi Pinsk
$484
301 km or 187 mi Ostroleka
$1188
307 km or 191 mi Kaliningrad
$919
308 km or 192 mi Brest
$589
310 km or 192 mi Babruysk
$450
317 km or 197 mi Vitebsk
$335
318 km or 197 mi Valmiera
$944
327 km or 203 mi Olsztyn
$1343
328 km or 204 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
336 km or 209 mi Liepaja
$1060
339 km or 211 mi Mogilev
$622
342 km or 212 mi Siedlce
$1028
366 km or 228 mi Ciechanow
$1262
379 km or 236 mi Ventspils
$994
385 km or 239 mi Elblag
$1068
390 km or 242 mi Otwock
$1569