Cairo vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$154	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	83	37
😀 Quality of life	58	49
🏙️ Population	9.61M	2.47M

The cost of living in Cairo is 44% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 8923rd and 6726th ($417 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Egypt and Zambia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 5545th and 6269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Lusaka

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	Cairo	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$9642

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$318
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$335
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$300
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$307
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$288
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$325
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$319
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$301
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$295
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$272
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$268
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$298
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$276
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$316
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$339
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$290
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$640
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1684
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1742
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1732
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$381
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1577
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1471
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1686
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$809
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1837
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1716
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$336
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1884
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$360
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$813
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1811

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