Lusaka vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$1487
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2003
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$272
$783
🏘️ Family rent
$437
$1306
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$1896
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
35
39
😀 Quality of life
51
78
🏙️ Population
2.47M
767K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 48% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 6881st and 4035th ($777 vs $1487) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 7th in Zambia and Croatia, respectively. Check Zambia vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 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 6622nd and 835th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Zagreb

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Lusaka Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.56
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$58.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.9%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1971
$5126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4422
$3295
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$5.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.77
$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$50.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.9
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$546
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15258
$12142

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$925
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$849
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$692
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1304
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$629
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$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
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1265
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1072
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1188
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1144
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1347
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1279
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1396
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1043
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$911
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$661
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$733
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1719
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$586
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1342
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1431
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$953
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1436
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$972
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$893
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1752
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1659
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$917
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$971
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1170
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1189
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1372
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1409
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1648
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1381
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1409
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1518
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1029
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1533
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$667
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$1124
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1517
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1169
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1172
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$978