Lusaka vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$8333
🏠 One person rent
$360
$1991
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$3524
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$899
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$6558
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
36
81
😀 Quality of life
51
97
🏙️ Population
2.47M
443K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 77% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6460th and 31st ($777 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Zambia and Switzerland, respectively. Check Zambia vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lusaka compared to 1.9 months in Zurich. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 6238th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.81
$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$8.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$40.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$145
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$29266

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$968
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$795
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1210
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1238
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$784
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1236
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1107
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$689
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$734
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$957
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$852
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$691
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$761
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1121
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$722
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$953
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$777
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$970
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$837
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$961
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$645
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$367
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$550
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1176
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$993
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$332
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$337
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$363
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$335
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$326
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$332
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$338
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$327
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$554
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$511
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1014
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$605
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$457
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$992

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$2930
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3041
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3001
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3178
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$2949
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3128
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3083
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3444
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2436
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2354
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2142
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$2882
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2431
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$2925
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2838
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1660
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1806
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2649
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$2182
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2322
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1910
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1412
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3296
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1394
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1492
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2820
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1326
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1717
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2243
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2846