Lusaka vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$686
$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1784
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$237
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$974
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$54.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$113
$939
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
35
48
😀 Quality of life
50
63
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.47M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 35% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 7322nd and 5278th ($686 vs $1053) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 5th in Zambia and Russia, respectively. Check Zambia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lusaka compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Yekaterinburg ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 6732nd and 5513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Yekaterinburg

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Lusaka Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.41
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$431
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$236
$756
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$84.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.1
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.19%
19.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1955
$2644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$1615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.6
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$4.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.32
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.74
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$5.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.47
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.8
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$178
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13300
$7937

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$892
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$891
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$729
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$760
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$767
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$969
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$701
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$853
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$690
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$700
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$743
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$793
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$761
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$564
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$589
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$757
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$595
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$747
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$929
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$579
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$664
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$838
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$740
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$791
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$834
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$604
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$746
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$813
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$677
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$773
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688