Abidjan vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1696
🏠 One person rent	$548	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$350
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$251
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$98
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	33	36
😀 Quality of life	43	50
🏙️ Population	5.62M	2.47M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 87% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 4654th and 7398th ($1224 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 0.1 months in Lusaka. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 7383rd and 6625th 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	$3.07	$7.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$3.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$42.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$64.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$45.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	25.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$2016
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$4812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$4.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$11593

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1057
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1057
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1083
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1066
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$631
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1123
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$532
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$668
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$822
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$630
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$600
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1099
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$417
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$652
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$684
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$502
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$503
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$576
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$835
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$699
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$703
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$846
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$514
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$598
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$705
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$502
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$793
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$712
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$536
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$877
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$508

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$748
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$687
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$577
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1062
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$650
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1278
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1069
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$761
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$653
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1021
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$751
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1124
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$716
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$779
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$912
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$587
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$1032
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$658
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$820
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$873
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$755
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$592
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$587
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$888
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$916
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$493
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$565
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$506
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$458
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$496
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$527
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$536
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$514
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$996
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$577
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$495
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$692