Lusaka vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$738
$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2249
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$312
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$948
$1071
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$383
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$333
$1581
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
37
38
😀 Quality of life
49
76
🏙️ Population
2.47M
767K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 41% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 6726th and 4331st ($738 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 6269th and 843rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.95
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27
$50.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.8
$8.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.94
 Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1082
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$125
$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.29%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2003
$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4875
$2995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.23
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.8
$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$12.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$9.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$5.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.66
$6.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.39
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.6
$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.45
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.3
$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9642
$10861

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$687
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$700
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$541
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$917
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$646
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1018
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$875
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$723
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$688
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$992
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$873
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$730
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$794
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$776
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$597
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$961
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$766
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$825
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$854
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$975
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$752
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$624
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$748
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$947
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$492
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$566
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$507
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$518
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$457
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$493
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$525
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$461
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$583
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$540
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1003
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$631
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$461
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$675

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1101
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$912
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1080
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1008
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1116
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1082
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1157
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$842
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$711
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$556
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$659
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1468
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$558
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1152
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1261
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$750
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1303
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1594
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$803
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$750
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1653
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1421
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$701
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$847
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$985
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$848
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1263
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1223
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1582
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1247
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1263
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1323
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$941
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1122
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$603
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$786
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1307
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$958
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$919
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$747