Chicago vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chicago	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2667	$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6807	$1880
🏠 One person rent	$1579	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$3056	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$205	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4901	$332
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	36
😀 Quality of life	96	48
🏙️ Population	2.75M	2.47M

The cost of living in Chicago is 290% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 483rd and 7016th ($2667 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 9th in the United States and Zambia, respectively. Check the United States vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 20th and 6308th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Chicago	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.3	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.62	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.12	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1974	$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1280	$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3828	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2594	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3554	$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3158	$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.5	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.69	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.65	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.3	$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.2	$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2457	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19423	$5845

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2424
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2375
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2376
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2177
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2307
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2344
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2352
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2326
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2367
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2412
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2393
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2292
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2305
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2360
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2358
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2268
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2292
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2293
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2296
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2295
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2224
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1975
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2276
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2392
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2363
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2276
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2380
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2269
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2280
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2134
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2331
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$2002
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2357

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