Glasgow vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Glasgow	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2011	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4929	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$2177	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3222	$333
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	37
😀 Quality of life	95	49
🏙️ Population	626K	2.47M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 172% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 1806th and 6726th ($2011 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 6th in the United Kingdom and Zambia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 24th and 6269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Lusaka

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	Glasgow	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.1	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2489	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.3	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3920	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2776	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.7	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.9	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.3	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.9	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1078	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15092	$9642

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1765
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1699
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1601
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1604
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1551
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1649
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1608
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1404
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2140
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1500
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1246
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1482
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1567
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1382
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1755
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1722
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1713
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1968
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1705
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1651
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1628
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1637
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1393
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1707
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1510
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1390
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1714
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1629
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1288

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