Glasgow vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Glasgow	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2121	$686
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5025	$1784
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$237
🏘️ Family rent	$2121	$381
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3514	$113
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	35
😀 Quality of life	94	50
🏙️ Population	626K	2.47M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 209% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 1712th and 7322nd ($2121 vs $686) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 93rd and 9th 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 1.7 months in Glasgow compared to 0.2 months in Lusaka. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 42nd and 6732nd 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	$23	$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.9	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$3.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.57	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.99	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1242	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$896	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$322	$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.74%	25.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4206	$1955
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$4123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.14	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.1	$38.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$5.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.06	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$87	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$6.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$129	$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20961	$13300

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1902
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1906
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1652
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1568
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1645
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1852
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1707
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1862
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1588
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1782
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2331
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1821
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1656
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1490
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1585
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1655
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1496
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1954
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2053
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1945
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2265
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$2012
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1848
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1975
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1827
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1803
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1784
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1784
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1540
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1964
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1573
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1755
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1620
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1873
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1819
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1430

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$815
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$750
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$613
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1189
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$639
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1473
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1229
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$754
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$718
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1024
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$770
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1133
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$706
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$768
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$1030
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$577
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$1039
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$630
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$828
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$861
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$1039
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$764
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$591
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$633
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$1002
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$924
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$495
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$530
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$505
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$521
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$458
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$496
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$527
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$583
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$551
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1000
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$628
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$469
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$692