Casablanca vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Casablanca	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$850	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1989	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$400	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$666	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$474	$333
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	33	37
😀 Quality of life	61	49
🏙️ Population	3.22M	2.47M

The cost of living in Casablanca is 15% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 6258th and 6726th ($850 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Morocco and Zambia, respectively. Check Morocco vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Casablanca compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Casablanca ranked 2nd best city to live in Morocco vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 5009th and 6269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Casablanca vs Lusaka

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	Casablanca	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.42	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.3	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$509	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$969	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$482	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.2	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2004	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1017	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.66	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.44	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.91	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.28	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.67	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.02	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.69	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.59	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.5	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$178	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4842	$9642

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Cities near Casablanca

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Mohammedia	$652
75 km or 47 mi	Temara	$619
87 km or 54 mi	Rabat	$705
90 km or 56 mi	Sale	$536
91 km or 57 mi	El Jadida	$502
104 km or 65 mi	Khouribga	$435
120 km or 75 mi	Kenitra	$558
183 km or 114 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
194 km or 121 mi	Meknes	$486
210 km or 130 mi	Safi	$489
222 km or 138 mi	Marrakesh	$687
247 km or 153 mi	Fez	$533
294 km or 183 mi	Tangier	$679
301 km or 187 mi	Tetouan	$517
307 km or 191 mi	Essaouira	$640
326 km or 202 mi	Tarifa	$1196
331 km or 206 mi	Ceuta	$1141
341 km or 212 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
344 km or 214 mi	Algeciras	$889
347 km or 215 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
348 km or 216 mi	Cadiz	$1359
350 km or 218 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
352 km or 219 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
355 km or 221 mi	Rota	$1358
371 km or 230 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
381 km or 237 mi	Faro	$1263
382 km or 237 mi	Olhao	$1291
387 km or 240 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
388 km or 241 mi	Estepona	$1395
392 km or 244 mi	Albufeira	$1950
393 km or 244 mi	Tavira	$1373
393 km or 244 mi	Taghazout	$535
396 km or 246 mi	Loule	$1415
399 km or 248 mi	Agadir	$540
400 km or 249 mi	Lagoa	$1330
401 km or 249 mi	Lagos	$1598
402 km or 250 mi	Portimao	$1248
404 km or 251 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
405 km or 252 mi	Silves	$1368
408 km or 254 mi	Marbella	$2040

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