Birmingham vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$333
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	37
😀 Quality of life	94	49
🏙️ Population	1.14M	2.47M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 164% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 1973rd and 6726th ($1951 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 6th in the United Kingdom and Zambia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 35th and 6269th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Birmingham	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$9642

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1732
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1731
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1718
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1728
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1608
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1737
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1736
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1744
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1903
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1452
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2009
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1798
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1663
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1569
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1750
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1450
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1600
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1805
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1727
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1759
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1693
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1591
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1790
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1686
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1623
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1814
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1820
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1748

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