Cost of Living Comparison Between Lusaka and Burgas Cost of Living Comparison Between Lusaka and Burgas

🙂 Solo nomad: Lusaka is 2.7% cheaper than Burgas without rent, and 23.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lusaka is 14.9% cheaper than Burgas without rent, and 11.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.08 ZMW 142

$11.97 BGN 19.51

-40.85%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$25.03 ZMW 500

$41.74 BGN 68.0

-40.03%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.64 ZMW 72.8

$8.68 BGN 14.14

-58.06%

Cappuccino

$1.94 ZMW 38.70

$2.58 BGN 4.21

-24.81%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.68 ZMW 13.65

$1.32 BGN 2.15

-48.48%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.34 ZMW 6.70

$0.70 BGN 1.14

-51.43%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.89 ZMW 17.74

$2.10 BGN 3.42

-57.62%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.74 ZMW 34.77

$2.89 BGN 4.72

-39.79%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.32 ZMW 26.44

$1.65 BGN 2.69

-20.00%

White Bread (500g)

$0.78 ZMW 15.65

$0.91 BGN 1.48

-14.29%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.63 ZMW 32.61

$1.95 BGN 3.17

-16.41%

Eggs

$1.78 ZMW 35.49

$3.27 BGN 5.33

-45.57%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.93 ZMW 158

$9.38 BGN 15.28

-15.46%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.91 ZMW 78.1

$7.99 BGN 13.02

-51.06%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.68 ZMW 93.5

$11.49 BGN 18.73

-59.27%

Apples (1kg)

$2.49 ZMW 49.80

$1.96 BGN 3.19

27.04%

Banana (1kg)

$1.65 ZMW 32.99

$2.08 BGN 3.38

-20.67%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.81 ZMW 56.2

$1.98 BGN 3.23

41.92%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.15 ZMW 23.01

$2.46 BGN 4.01

-53.25%

Potato (1kg)

$1.90 ZMW 37.92

$1.49 BGN 2.43

27.52%

Onion (1kg)

$1.32 ZMW 26.44

$1.32 BGN 2.15

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.92 ZMW 18.37

$1.01 BGN 1.65

-8.91%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ZMW 9.53

$0.78 BGN 1.27

-38.46%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.42 ZMW 48.44

$3.64 BGN 5.93

-33.52%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.40 ZMW 148

$6.72 BGN 10.95

10.12%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.14 ZMW 22.74

$0.94 BGN 1.53

21.28%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.59 ZMW 31.67

$1.74 BGN 2.84

-8.62%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.04 ZMW 20.68

$0.86 BGN 1.41

20.93%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$38.21 ZMW 763

$35.44 BGN 57.8

7.82%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.81 ZMW 56.2

$1.21 BGN 1.98

132.23%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.17 ZMW 23.38

$0.71 BGN 1.17

64.79%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.34 ZMW 187

$13.22 BGN 21.55

-29.35%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.23 ZMW 24.59

$1.54 BGN 2.51

-20.13%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$8,063 ZMW 161.1K

$31.9K BGN 52.1K

-74.76%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$29.0K ZMW 579.4K

$25.5K BGN 41.5K

13.93%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$91.3 ZMW 1,825

$95.2 BGN 155

-4.00%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$53.3 ZMW 1,064

$16.33 BGN 26.62

226.21%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$126 ZMW 2,515

$14.00 BGN 22.82

798.93%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$45.32 ZMW 906

$30.73 BGN 50.1

47.48%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.95 ZMW 279

$15.23 BGN 24.82

-8.40%

Cinema Ticket

$4.13 ZMW 82.5

$8.59 BGN 14.00

-51.92%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$179 ZMW 3,578

$232 BGN 379

-22.95%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,680 ZMW 193.4K

$4,204 BGN 6,853

130.26%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$18.79 ZMW 375

$59.1 BGN 96.4

-68.23%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$16.87 ZMW 337

$41.00 BGN 66.8

-58.85%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$85.4 ZMW 1,707

$81.4 BGN 133

4.98%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$72.9 ZMW 1,457

$70.5 BGN 115

3.45%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$230 ZMW 4,588

$515 BGN 840

-55.44%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$124 ZMW 2,469

$384 BGN 627

-67.85%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,032 ZMW 20.6K

$887 BGN 1,446

16.30%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$598 ZMW 12.0K

$612 BGN 998

-2.23%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,935 ZMW 38.7K

$2,561 BGN 4,174

-24.45%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,782 ZMW 75.6K

$1,739 BGN 2,834

117.46%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$344 ZMW 6,868

$1,032 BGN 1,681

-66.68%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.57

447.05%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Lusaka: January 12, 2026

Last update for Burgas: January 11, 2026

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