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Lusaka vs. Astana Cost of Living Summary

Lusaka is 50.2% more expensive than Astana.

Restaurants: pay 26.6% less in Lusaka
Groceries: pay 69.5% more in Lusaka
Transportation: pay 86.9% more in Lusaka
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Lusaka
Childcare: pay 60.7% more in Lusaka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.6% more in Lusaka
Clothing: pay 31.4% less in Lusaka

The cost of housing, transportation, groceries, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Lusaka are more expensive than in Astana. Expenses including clothing and restaurants are lower in Lusaka. Notably, housing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Lusaka.

Lusaka vs. Astana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lusaka instead of Astana, you would:

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pay 26.6% less for restaurants

	Astana	Lusaka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.79 KZT4,054.36	$7.48 ZMW172.28	-4.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 KZT2,861.90	$3.82 ZMW88.04	-30.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 KZT490.77	$0.62 ZMW14.26	-34.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 KZT282.50	$0.34 ZMW7.79	-37.7%
Average			-26.6%

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pay 69.5% more for groceries

	Astana	Lusaka
Bread 1 loaf	$0.45 KZT233.99	$0.77 ZMW17.68	+70.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.48 KZT2,330.97	$3.76 ZMW86.67	-16.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.74 KZT1,949.88	$4.99 ZMW114.93	+33.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.67 KZT870.98	$1.77 ZMW40.72	+5.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 KZT1,049.76	$1.78 ZMW41.10	-11.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 KZT297.08	$1.22 ZMW28.13	+114.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 KZT427.31	$0.73 ZMW16.78	-11.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 KZT441.55	$1.22 ZMW28.17	+44.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 KZT403.19	$0.50 ZMW11.51	-35.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 KZT124.30	$0.89 ZMW20.41	+271.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 KZT87.25	$0.67 ZMW15.42	+299.4%
Average			+69.5%

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pay 86.9% more for transportation

	Astana	Lusaka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.74 KZT904.00	$4.58 ZMW105.43	+163.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.74 KZT7,154.75	$38.52 ZMW887.40	+180.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,134.22 KZT10,484,092.72	$8,004.53 ZMW184,413.22	-60.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.33 KZT3,815.87	$12.00 ZMW276.47	+63.8%
Average			+86.9%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Astana	Lusaka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.37 KZT6,962.01	$118.37 ZMW2,727.07	+785.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$456.75 KZT237,833.74	$226.58 ZMW5,220.07	-50.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$313.14 KZT163,057.62	$123.07 ZMW2,835.44	-60.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.46 KZT20,549.56	$52.70 ZMW1,214.22	+33.5%
Average			+176.9%

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pay 60.7% more for childcare

	Astana	Lusaka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$229.54 KZT119,526.40	$176.79 ZMW4,072.98	-23.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,780.94 KZT2,489,485.86	$11,677.88 ZMW269,042.15	+144.3%
Average			+60.7%

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pay 15.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Astana	Lusaka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.10 KZT572.38	$0.98 ZMW22.50	-11.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 KZT1,063.27	$2.05 ZMW47.16	+0.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 KZT944.43	$3.67 ZMW84.66	+102.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.21 KZT25,103.45	$50.47 ZMW1,162.72	+4.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.13 KZT2,671.11	$4.18 ZMW96.41	-18.4%
Average			+15.6%

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pay 31.4% less for clothing

	Astana	Lusaka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.32 KZT27,766.65	$18.93 ZMW436.06	-64.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.64 KZT17,518.30	$16.99 ZMW391.43	-49.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.14 KZT42,769.50	$84.33 ZMW1,942.82	+2.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.48 KZT44,509.57	$73.12 ZMW1,684.67	-14.5%
Average			-31.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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