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

🙂 Solo nomad: Lusaka is 0.6% cheaper than Burgas without rent, and 23.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lusaka is 14.6% cheaper than Burgas without rent, and 13.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.29 ZMW 167

$12.02 BGN 20.19

-39.35%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$25.21 ZMW 578

$40.98 BGN 68.8

-38.48%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.69 ZMW 84.6

$8.75 BGN 14.69

-57.83%

Cappuccino

$1.94 ZMW 44.51

$2.57 BGN 4.32

-24.51%

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

$0.67 ZMW 15.31

$1.32 BGN 2.21

-49.24%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.34 ZMW 7.69

$0.66 BGN 1.12

-48.48%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.94 ZMW 21.45

$2 BGN 3.36

-53.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.76 ZMW 40.42

$2.87 BGN 4.81

-38.68%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.27 ZMW 29.16

$1.72 BGN 2.88

-26.16%

White Bread (500g)

$0.74 ZMW 16.9

$0.94 BGN 1.58

-21.28%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.6 ZMW 36.69

$1.96 BGN 3.29

-18.37%

Eggs

$1.85 ZMW 42.37

$3.28 BGN 5.5

-43.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.55 ZMW 173

$9.62 BGN 16.16

-21.52%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.87 ZMW 88.8

$7.81 BGN 13.12

-50.45%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.56 ZMW 105

$11.39 BGN 19.13

-59.96%

Apples (1kg)

$2.57 ZMW 58.9

$1.94 BGN 3.26

32.47%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ZMW 38.19

$2.12 BGN 3.57

-21.23%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.79 ZMW 63.9

$2 BGN 3.36

39.50%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.12 ZMW 25.64

$2.46 BGN 4.13

-54.47%

Potato (1kg)

$1.8 ZMW 41.29

$1.49 BGN 2.5

20.81%

Onion (1kg)

$1.32 ZMW 30.22

$1.36 BGN 2.28

-2.94%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.86 ZMW 19.69

$1.05 BGN 1.76

-18.10%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 ZMW 11.81

$0.82 BGN 1.37

-36.59%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.44 ZMW 55.8

$3.52 BGN 5.91

-30.68%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.65 ZMW 152

$6.52 BGN 10.95

1.99%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.12 ZMW 25.74

$0.93 BGN 1.57

20.43%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.58 ZMW 36.1

$1.76 BGN 2.95

-10.23%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.96 ZMW 21.94

$0.84 BGN 1.41

14.29%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$39.08 ZMW 896

$35.42 BGN 59.5

10.33%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.81 ZMW 64.5

$1.26 BGN 2.11

123.02%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.18 ZMW 27.08

$0.68 BGN 1.14

73.53%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.14 ZMW 210

$13.23 BGN 22.22

-30.91%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.19 ZMW 27.34

$1.5 BGN 2.53

-20.67%

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

$7,862 ZMW 180.2K

$32.8K BGN 55.1K

-76.05%

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

$28.4K ZMW 651.4K

$25.1K BGN 42.2K

13.14%

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

$90.4 ZMW 2,073

$95.6 BGN 160

-5.37%

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

$52.1 ZMW 1,194

$16.88 BGN 28.36

208.65%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$127 ZMW 2,903

$14.07 BGN 23.63

800.21%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$45.49 ZMW 1,043

$31.42 BGN 52.8

44.78%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.7 ZMW 314

$15.2 BGN 25.53

-9.87%

Cinema Ticket

$4.2 ZMW 96.2

$8.71 BGN 14.63

-51.78%

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

$180 ZMW 4,130

$234 BGN 393

-22.96%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,764 ZMW 223.8K

$4,198 BGN 7,050

132.61%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$18.96 ZMW 435

$60 BGN 101

-68.38%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$17.32 ZMW 397

$41.69 BGN 70

-58.46%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$84.5 ZMW 1,936

$83.2 BGN 140

1.50%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$74 ZMW 1,696

$72.9 BGN 122

1.47%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$229 ZMW 5,241

$516 BGN 866

-55.65%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$121 ZMW 2,762

$390 BGN 654

-69.07%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,047 ZMW 24K

$856 BGN 1,437

22.35%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$601 ZMW 13.8K

$624 BGN 1,047

-3.62%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,976 ZMW 45.3K

$2,569 BGN 4,315

-23.09%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,779 ZMW 86.6K

$1,677 BGN 2,817

125.33%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$313 ZMW 7,164

$1,011 BGN 1,697

-69.07%

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: November 30, 2025

Last update for Burgas: December 1, 2025

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