Brasilia vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brasilia	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$806	$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2242	$1880
🏠 One person rent	$339	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$716	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$332
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	28	36
😀 Quality of life	56	48
🏙️ Population	2.82M	2.47M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 18% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 6414th and 7016th ($806 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 9th in Brazil and Zambia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Brasilia ranked 10th best city to live in Brazil vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 5782nd and 6308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Lusaka

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	Brasilia	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.74	$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.25	$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$356	$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$239	$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$893	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.1	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.88%	21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2484	$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1454	$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.45	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.11	$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.13	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.1	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$484	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11560	$5845

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$694
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$545
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$633
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$656
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$628
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$603
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$631
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$625
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$606
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$609
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$634
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$638
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$586
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$653
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$635
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$558
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$563
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$587
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$603
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$647
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$602
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$573
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$588
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$592
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$547
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$597
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$551
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$649
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$656
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$468
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$563
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$597
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$553
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$614
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$581
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$590
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$814
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$726
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$580
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$613

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$725
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$1139
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1116
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1090
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1028
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$729
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$670
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1012
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$731
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$810
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$1017
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$761
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$939
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$756
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$834
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$871
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$947
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$662
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$582
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$585
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$1079
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$953
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$515
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$574
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$591
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$498
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$516
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$534
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$500
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$600
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$554
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1000
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$663
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$433
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$670