Lusaka vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lusaka	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2249	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$312	$686
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$333	$1615
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	37	62
😀 Quality of life	49	80
🏙️ Population	2.47M	581K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 41% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 6726th and 4316th ($738 vs $1261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.3 months in Vilnius. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 6269th and 529th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Vilnius

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	Lusaka	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.95	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.8	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$4.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$1330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.8	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$125	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.29%	4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2003	$5319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4875	$3255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$5.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.39	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$8.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.3	$72.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$582
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9642	$8531

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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 Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$847
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$850
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1150
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$936
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$882
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$950
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$385
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$843
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1016
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$727
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$840
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1025
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$570
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$935
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$804
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$761
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$933
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1113
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$964
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1299
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$969
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$435
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$469
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$438
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$300
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$835
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$953
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$474
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$882
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$869
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$977
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1302