Chicago vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chicago	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2613	$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6659	$1907
🏠 One person rent	$1594	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$3123	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$210	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5285	$332
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	36
😀 Quality of life	96	51
🏙️ Population	2.75M	2.47M

The cost of living in Chicago is 236% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 505th and 6460th ($2613 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th 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 2 months in Chicago compared to 0.4 months in Lusaka. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 16th and 6238th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Chicago	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$3.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.3	$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.98	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1958	$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3908	$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2652	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$67.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.2	$131
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	21.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3227	$2014
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2803	$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.79	$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$8.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$5.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15.7	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.71	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.85	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.1	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$3.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.7	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.3	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$24.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.6	$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2675	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15494	$5932

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2446
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2346
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2387
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2199
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2257
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2326
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2317
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2300
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2290
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2323
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2295
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2245
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2282
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2244
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2264
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2215
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2264
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2204
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2258
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$2013
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2248
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2258
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2240
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2162
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$2030
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2257
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2253
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2269
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2250
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2267
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2264
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2238
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2239
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2221
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$2038
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2240

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$968
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$795
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$1210
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1238
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$784
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1236
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1107
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$689
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$734
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$957
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$852
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1025
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$691
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$761
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$1121
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$722
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$953
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$777
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$970
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$837
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$961
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$645
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$367
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$550
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$1176
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$993
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$332
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$337
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$363
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$326
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$332
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$338
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$327
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$554
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$511
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1014
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$605
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$457
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$992