Auckland vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$686
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$1784
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$237
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$381
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$113
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	32	35
😀 Quality of life	89	50
🏙️ Population	1.47M	2.47M

The cost of living in Auckland is 214% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 1604th and 7322nd ($2156 vs $686) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in New Zealand and Zambia, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.2 months in Lusaka. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 240th and 6732nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Lusaka

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	Auckland	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$3.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	25.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$1955
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$4123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$38.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$5.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$6.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$13300

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$815
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$750
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$613
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1189
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$639
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1473
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1229
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$754
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$718
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1024
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$770
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1133
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$706
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$768
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$1030
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$577
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$1039
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$630
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$828
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$861
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$1039
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$764
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$591
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$633
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$1002
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$924
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$495
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$530
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$505
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$521
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	$583
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$551
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1000
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$628
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$469
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$692