Adelaide vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Adelaide	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2355	$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4952	$2003
🏠 One person rent	$1426	$272
🏘️ Family rent	$2084	$437
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$299
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3842	$130
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	50	35
😀 Quality of life	92	51
🏙️ Population	1.39M	2.47M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 203% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 1178th and 6881st ($2355 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 9th 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 0.2 months in Lusaka. Adelaide ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 75th and 6622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Adelaide	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$8.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.8	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.12	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1164	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1758	$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$63.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	24.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9174	$1971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6193	$4422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.21	$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.9	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$6.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$3.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.6	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$4.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.5	$21.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1172	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9256	$15258

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2133
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1905
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1493
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1606
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1896
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1933
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2179
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1813
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1816
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2543
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1834
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1913
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1825
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1915
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1936
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$2000
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2258
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1868
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1855
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1460
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1795
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1701
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1728
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1709
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2040
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2481
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2364
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2354
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1995
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1273
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$925
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$849
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$692
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1304
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$629
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1602
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1378
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$727
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$813
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1015
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$780
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1125
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$677
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$1166
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$565
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$1029
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$632
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$792
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$840
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$1044
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$754
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$587
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$632
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$1132
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$875
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$489
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$559
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$495
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$452
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$494
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$522
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$456
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$590
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$549
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$952
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$615
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$463
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$691