Houston vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2248
$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5589
$1880
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$2490
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$564
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4672
$332
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
36
😀 Quality of life
92
48
🏙️ Population
2.3M
2.47M

The cost of living in Houston is 228% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 1258th and 7016th ($2248 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th 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 Houston compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 82nd and 6308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Houston Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.3
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1392
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1059
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2964
$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2036
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2925
$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.66
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1368
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22908
$5845

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2101
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2080
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2143
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2089
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2164
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2035
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2074
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2084
41 km or 25 mi League
$1983
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2003
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2151
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2692
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$1971
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1798
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1844
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2063
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2129
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1653
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1764
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1890
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1865
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1838
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2231
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2004
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1960
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1468
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2211
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2473
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2145
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2186
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2194
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2226
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2232
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2177
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2250
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2223
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2156

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