Dallas vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2550
$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5986
$1880
🏠 One person rent
$1562
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$2711
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$635
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5410
$332
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
36
😀 Quality of life
91
48
🏙️ Population
1.3M
2.47M

The cost of living in Dallas is 273% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 700th and 7016th ($2550 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 627th 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 2.1 months in Dallas compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Dallas ranked 19th best city to live in the United States vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 113th and 6308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dallas Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.5
$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$1.02
 Cappuccino
$5.35
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1643
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3063
$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2267
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.9
$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4445
$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.5
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$12.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.39
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.72
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.91
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.1
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.2
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1291
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26874
$5845

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2243
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2159
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2187
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2079
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2150
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2188
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2175
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2085
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2061
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2282
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2236
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2170
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2122
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2085
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2202
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2330
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1869
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2506
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2022
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2096
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2135
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2103
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2102
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2100
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2336
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2153
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2111
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2299
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2189
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2609
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2140
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2411
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2122
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2602
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2173
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2127
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2103
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2105
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2284

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