Lusaka vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Lusaka | Warsaw | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Lusaka is 54% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 6726th and 3022nd ($738 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Zambia and Poland, respectively. Check Zambia vs Poland comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 6269th and 410th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| 289 km or 179 mi | Kitwe | |
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| 475 km or 295 mi | Mansa | |
| 478 km or 297 mi | Gweru | |
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| 688 km or 428 mi | Ntcheu | |
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| 757 km or 471 mi | Mangochi | |
| 762 km or 474 mi | Mzuzu | |
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| 792 km or 492 mi | Serowe | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 17 km or 10 mi |  Pruszkow | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Otwock | |
| 68 km or 42 mi | Skierniewice | |
| 79 km or 49 mi | Ciechanow | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Siedlce | |
| 91 km or 56 mi | Radom | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Plock | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Ostroleka | |
| 110 km or 68 mi | Pulawy | |
| 114 km or 71 mi | Kutno | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Lodz | |
| 127 km or 79 mi | Lomza | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Piotrkow Trybunalski | |
| 143 km or 89 mi | Wloclawek | |
| 144 km or 89 mi | Biala Podlaska | |
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| 152 km or 94 mi | Lublin | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Kielce | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Swidnik | |
| 175 km or 109 mi | Bialystok | |
| 178 km or 110 mi | Olsztyn | |
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| 186 km or 115 mi | Torun | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Tarnobrzeg | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Inowroclaw | |
| 199 km or 123 mi | Elk | |
| 206 km or 128 mi | Czestochowa | |
| 207 km or 129 mi | Chelm | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Grudziadz | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Kalisz | |
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