Adelaide vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Adelaide Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1915
$725
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4598
$1833
🏠 One person rent
$1040
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$1757
$617
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3034
$397
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
50
31
😀 Quality of life
93
37
🏙️ Population
1.3M
2.47M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 164% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 1929th and 6506th ($1915 vs $725) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 10th in Australia and Zambia, respectively. Check Australia vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 55th and 7505th among best cities to live in the world.

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Adelaide Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.7
$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.4
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.43
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.27
$1.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.76
$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1069
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2012
$686
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1351
$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.8
$62.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
23.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6511
$10824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3640
$874
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$26.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$8.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$5.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$6.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.09
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$2.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$3.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.6
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$129
$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1425
$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14932
$14181

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Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$1651
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1563
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1175
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1557
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1105
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1696
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1654
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1660
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1764
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1613
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1381
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1583
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2154
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1747
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1510
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1650
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1940
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1598
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1561
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1659
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1659
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1445
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2217
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1615
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1502
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1572
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1607
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1540
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1441
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1544
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1562
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1719
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$1873
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$1674
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2397
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2043
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1778
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1663
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1743
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1982

Cities near Lusaka

Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$1129
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$1111
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1176
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1144
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$787
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1473
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1044
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$692
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$1080
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$951
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$826
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1052
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$677
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$751
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1076
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$787
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$998
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$709
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$995
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$785
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$947
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$801
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$680
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$536
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1083
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$1032
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$585
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$585
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$520
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$594
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$594
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$587
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$583
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$593
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$541
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$532
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$985
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$546
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$649
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$1023