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

🙂 Solo nomad: Lusaka is 1.4% cheaper than Burgas without rent, and 25.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lusaka is 15.2% cheaper than Burgas without rent, and 12.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.23 ZMW 138

$11.87 BGN 19.70

-39.09%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$24.83 ZMW 475

$41.84 BGN 69.5

-40.65%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.68 ZMW 70.4

$8.95 BGN 14.85

-58.88%

Cappuccino

$1.99 ZMW 38.11

$2.49 BGN 4.14

-20.08%

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

$0.72 ZMW 13.85

$1.37 BGN 2.27

-47.45%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.34 ZMW 6.50

$0.71 BGN 1.18

-52.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.92 ZMW 17.66

$2.04 BGN 3.38

-54.90%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.74 ZMW 33.24

$2.91 BGN 4.84

-40.21%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.32 ZMW 25.17

$1.62 BGN 2.69

-18.52%

White Bread (500g)

$0.73 ZMW 14.02

$0.87 BGN 1.45

-16.09%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.60 ZMW 30.67

$1.94 BGN 3.22

-17.53%

Eggs

$1.84 ZMW 35.25

$3.29 BGN 5.47

-44.07%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.70 ZMW 147

$9.55 BGN 15.85

-19.37%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.98 ZMW 76.1

$8.07 BGN 13.39

-50.68%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.74 ZMW 90.7

$11.35 BGN 18.85

-58.24%

Apples (1kg)

$2.48 ZMW 47.52

$1.97 BGN 3.27

25.89%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ZMW 31.91

$2.07 BGN 3.44

-19.32%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.80 ZMW 53.5

$2.06 BGN 3.43

35.92%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.17 ZMW 22.40

$2.45 BGN 4.07

-52.24%

Potato (1kg)

$1.89 ZMW 36.17

$1.43 BGN 2.38

32.17%

Onion (1kg)

$1.36 ZMW 26.09

$1.36 BGN 2.26

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.94 ZMW 17.92

$1.05 BGN 1.74

-10.48%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ZMW 9.17

$0.84 BGN 1.39

-42.86%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.53 ZMW 48.34

$3.63 BGN 6.03

-30.30%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.07 ZMW 154

$6.08 BGN 10.09

32.73%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.13 ZMW 21.61

$0.95 BGN 1.58

18.95%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.53 ZMW 29.26

$1.81 BGN 3.00

-15.47%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.00 ZMW 19.17

$0.84 BGN 1.40

19.05%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$38.65 ZMW 739

$36.10 BGN 59.9

7.06%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.73 ZMW 52.2

$1.22 BGN 2.03

123.77%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.13 ZMW 21.63

$0.66 BGN 1.09

71.21%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.99 ZMW 172

$13.26 BGN 22.01

-32.20%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.23 ZMW 23.50

$1.50 BGN 2.49

-18.00%

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

$8,140 ZMW 155.7K

$31.9K BGN 52.9K

-74.47%

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

$28.5K ZMW 544.9K

$25.3K BGN 42.0K

12.64%

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

$92.9 ZMW 1,778

$96.2 BGN 160

-3.36%

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

$53.1 ZMW 1,016

$16.34 BGN 27.12

225.09%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$126 ZMW 2,402

$13.59 BGN 22.56

823.99%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$45.23 ZMW 865

$30.90 BGN 51.3

46.38%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.75 ZMW 263

$15.08 BGN 25.03

-8.82%

Cinema Ticket

$4.27 ZMW 81.6

$8.90 BGN 14.77

-52.02%

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

$175 ZMW 3,349

$236 BGN 392

-25.81%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,583 ZMW 183.3K

$4,195 BGN 6,964

128.44%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$18.74 ZMW 358

$60.3 BGN 100

-68.92%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$17.19 ZMW 329

$41.96 BGN 69.7

-59.03%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$85.8 ZMW 1,642

$83.4 BGN 138

2.95%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$73.9 ZMW 1,414

$72.3 BGN 120

2.16%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$222 ZMW 4,251

$508 BGN 844

-56.28%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$120 ZMW 2,299

$387 BGN 642

-68.91%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,042 ZMW 19.9K

$868 BGN 1,441

19.98%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$600 ZMW 11.5K

$621 BGN 1,032

-3.45%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,997 ZMW 38.2K

$2,383 BGN 3,955

-16.18%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,895 ZMW 74.5K

$1,663 BGN 2,761

134.16%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$344 ZMW 6,576

$1,047 BGN 1,738

-67.16%

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: April 13, 2026

Last update for Burgas: April 11, 2026

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