Lusaka vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2003
$4492
🏠 One person rent
$272
$1227
🏘️ Family rent
$437
$2071
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$2218
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
35
94
😀 Quality of life
51
87
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.86M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 61% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 6881st and 2081st ($777 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Zambia and Poland, respectively. Check Zambia vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lusaka compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 6622nd and 335th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Warsaw

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Lusaka Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.56
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$5.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$1266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.9%
6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1971
$6270
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4422
$4047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$8.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$11.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.77
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$75.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$24.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.9
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15258
$15882

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$1304
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$629
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$1602
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1378
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$727
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$813
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1015
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$780
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$677
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$755
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1166
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$565
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1029
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$632
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$792
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$840
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1044
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$754
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$632
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1132
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$875
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$489
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$559
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$495
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$516
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$452
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$494
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$522
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$456
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$590
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$549
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$952
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$615
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$463
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1570
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1540
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1227
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1253
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$1023
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1162
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1165
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1262
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1222
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1322
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1060
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$1024
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$976
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1173
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1137
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1305
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1170
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1260
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1229
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1454
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$669
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$925
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1241
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1235
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1170
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1043
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1205
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1215
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$954
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$868
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1102
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1216
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1226
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$1010
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1114
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$980
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1105
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$445