Lusaka vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$250
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
36
38
😀 Quality of life
48
77
🏙️ Population
2.47M
767K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 45% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 7016th and 4447th ($685 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 4th in Zambia and Croatia, respectively. Check Zambia vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 6308th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$3.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$10598

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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
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1142
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$926
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1147
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$999
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1146
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1143
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1217
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$880
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$790
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$618
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$663
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1500
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$566
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1174
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1270
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1397
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1764
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$802
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$745
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1770
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1362
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$789
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1188
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$851
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1361
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1247
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1674
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1347
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1424
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1061
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1265
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$641
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$883
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1366
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$890
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$860
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$780