Houston vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Houston	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$686
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5394	$1784
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$237
🏘️ Family rent	$2031	$381
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4606	$113
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	35
😀 Quality of life	95	50
🏙️ Population	2.3M	2.47M

The cost of living in Houston is 230% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 1354th and 7322nd ($2265 vs $686) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th 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 Houston compared to 0.2 months in Lusaka. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 16th and 6732nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Lusaka

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	Houston	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$3.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.52	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1003	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2380	$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	25.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2542	$1955
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$4123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$38.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$5.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$6.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1729	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22380	$13300

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221

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