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

🙂 Solo nomad: Lusaka is 1% cheaper than Burgas without rent, and 25.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lusaka is 14% cheaper than Burgas without rent, and 10.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.35 ZMW 141

$11.78 BGN 19.68

-37.61%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$25.43 ZMW 487

$40.99 BGN 68.5

-37.96%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.70 ZMW 70.7

$8.64 BGN 14.42

-57.18%

Cappuccino

$1.93 ZMW 36.94

$2.49 BGN 4.16

-22.49%

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

$0.69 ZMW 13.18

$1.37 BGN 2.30

-49.64%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.36 ZMW 6.92

$0.71 BGN 1.18

-49.30%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.89 ZMW 17.03

$2.02 BGN 3.37

-55.94%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.81 ZMW 34.56

$2.97 BGN 4.95

-39.06%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.26 ZMW 24.17

$1.63 BGN 2.72

-22.70%

White Bread (500g)

$0.74 ZMW 14.17

$0.87 BGN 1.46

-14.94%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.59 ZMW 30.35

$1.87 BGN 3.12

-14.97%

Eggs

$1.82 ZMW 34.85

$3.42 BGN 5.71

-46.78%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.93 ZMW 152

$9.23 BGN 15.41

-14.08%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.83 ZMW 73.2

$8.13 BGN 13.58

-52.89%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.61 ZMW 88.2

$11.66 BGN 19.47

-60.46%

Apples (1kg)

$2.61 ZMW 49.95

$1.85 BGN 3.10

41.08%

Banana (1kg)

$1.61 ZMW 30.78

$2.04 BGN 3.40

-21.08%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.69 ZMW 51.5

$2.06 BGN 3.44

30.58%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.12 ZMW 21.45

$2.44 BGN 4.08

-54.10%

Potato (1kg)

$1.88 ZMW 35.99

$1.43 BGN 2.39

31.47%

Onion (1kg)

$1.39 ZMW 26.56

$1.33 BGN 2.21

4.51%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.94 ZMW 18.05

$1.01 BGN 1.69

-6.93%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 ZMW 9.88

$0.82 BGN 1.36

-36.59%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.52 ZMW 48.29

$3.56 BGN 5.95

-29.21%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.48 ZMW 143

$6.69 BGN 11.17

11.81%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.14 ZMW 21.82

$1.00 BGN 1.66

14.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.56 ZMW 29.94

$1.80 BGN 3.00

-13.33%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.95 ZMW 18.25

$0.84 BGN 1.40

13.10%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$38.75 ZMW 741

$35.87 BGN 59.9

8.03%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.77 ZMW 53.0

$1.21 BGN 2.03

128.93%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.15 ZMW 21.92

$0.71 BGN 1.18

61.97%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.03 ZMW 173

$13.33 BGN 22.26

-32.26%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.20 ZMW 22.89

$1.50 BGN 2.51

-20.00%

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

$8,118 ZMW 155.3K

$32.9K BGN 54.9K

-75.30%

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

$28.1K ZMW 536.8K

$25.2K BGN 42.0K

11.45%

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

$90.3 ZMW 1,727

$96.1 BGN 160

-6.02%

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

$52.0 ZMW 994

$16.83 BGN 28.11

208.85%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$127 ZMW 2,433

$14.03 BGN 23.43

806.56%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$44.62 ZMW 854

$31.33 BGN 52.3

42.42%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.95 ZMW 267

$15.50 BGN 25.89

-10.00%

Cinema Ticket

$4.14 ZMW 79.2

$8.76 BGN 14.62

-52.74%

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

$176 ZMW 3,358

$236 BGN 394

-25.67%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,737 ZMW 186.3K

$4,166 BGN 6,957

133.71%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$19.25 ZMW 368

$58.9 BGN 98.3

-67.31%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$17.30 ZMW 331

$42.26 BGN 70.6

-59.06%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$84.4 ZMW 1,614

$83.0 BGN 139

1.59%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$74.4 ZMW 1,423

$71.9 BGN 120

3.38%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$225 ZMW 4,303

$517 BGN 863

-56.47%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$123 ZMW 2,360

$391 BGN 654

-68.48%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,056 ZMW 20.2K

$883 BGN 1,475

19.63%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$583 ZMW 11.2K

$620 BGN 1,035

-5.89%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,942 ZMW 37.2K

$2,546 BGN 4,252

-23.71%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,863 ZMW 73.9K

$1,679 BGN 2,803

130.12%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$348 ZMW 6,666

$1,049 BGN 1,752

-66.78%

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: March 1, 2026

Last update for Burgas: March 2, 2026

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