Abidjan vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$439	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	34	37
😀 Quality of life	37	49
🏙️ Population	4.98M	2.47M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 38% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 5348th and 6726th ($1022 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Ivory Coast and Zambia, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 7322nd and 6269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Lusaka

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	Abidjan	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$9642

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$882
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$882
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$906
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$889
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$904
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$551
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$937
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$433
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$588
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$729
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$560
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$553
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$916
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$354
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$575
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$632
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$487
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$755
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$999
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$647
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$649
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$753
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$499
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$590
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$651
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$487
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$709
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$658
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$523
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$774
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$489

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$700
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$541
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$917
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1018
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$723
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$688
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$992
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$730
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$794
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$776
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$597
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$961
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$766
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$825
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$854
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$975
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$752
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$587
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$624
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$748
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$947
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$492
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$566
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$507
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$457
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$493
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$525
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$583
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$540
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1003
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$631
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$461
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$675