Lusaka vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$1341
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$3192
🏠 One person rent
$250
$726
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$1594
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
36
61
😀 Quality of life
48
80
🏙️ Population
2.47M
581K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 49% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 7016th and 4248th ($685 vs $1341) 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 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 1.2 months in Vilnius. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 6308th and 531st among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$57.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$4.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$741
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$527
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$920
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$5601
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$3443
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$8.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$53.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$97
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$570
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$8624

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Jonava
$856
86 km or 53 mi Alytus
$871
90 km or 56 mi Kaunas
$1191
93 km or 58 mi Utena
$950
125 km or 78 mi Marijampole
$886
130 km or 81 mi Panevezys
$902
148 km or 92 mi Grodno
$390
153 km or 95 mi Daugavpils
$899
166 km or 103 mi Suwalki
$1061
171 km or 107 mi Minsk
$717
180 km or 112 mi Baranavichy
$516
186 km or 116 mi Siauliai
$999
205 km or 127 mi Jekabpils
$946
214 km or 133 mi Elk
$1057
215 km or 133 mi Barysaw
$563
223 km or 138 mi Bialystok
$1002
240 km or 149 mi Jelgava
$856
240 km or 149 mi Rezekne
$817
241 km or 150 mi Ogre
$1111
259 km or 161 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
262 km or 163 mi Riga
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Lomza
$916
271 km or 168 mi Jurmala
$1377
286 km or 178 mi Klaipeda
$1016
290 km or 180 mi Pinsk
$437
301 km or 187 mi Ostroleka
$1042
307 km or 191 mi Kaliningrad
$578
308 km or 192 mi Brest
$527
310 km or 192 mi Babruysk
$437
317 km or 197 mi Vitebsk
$298
318 km or 197 mi Valmiera
$893
327 km or 203 mi Olsztyn
$1134
328 km or 204 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
336 km or 209 mi Liepaja
$1029
339 km or 211 mi Mogilev
$467
342 km or 212 mi Siedlce
$931
366 km or 228 mi Ciechanow
$1136
379 km or 236 mi Ventspils
$923
385 km or 239 mi Elblag
$977
390 km or 242 mi Otwock
$1406