Ibadan vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ibadan Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2284
$2249
🏠 One person rent
$422
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.1
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$115
$333
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
48
37
😀 Quality of life
33
49
🏙️ Population
2.55M
2.47M

The cost of living in Ibadan is 5% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 6541st and 6726th ($776 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 6th in Nigeria and Zambia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ibadan compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Ibadan ranked 2nd best city to live in Nigeria vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 7755th and 6269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ibadan vs Lusaka

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Ibadan Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.81
$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.35
$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.01
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.28
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1234
$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1285
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.8
$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$829
$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$483
$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.79
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.1
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.16
$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.71
$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.5
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.03
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.84
$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.3
$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.6
$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.1
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1898
$9642

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142 km or 88 mi Akure
$634
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
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$613
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$670
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$651
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$709
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$590
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$558
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$881
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$647
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$755
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$972
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$649
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$651
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$632
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$805
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$575
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$743
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$658
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$354
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$1611
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$462
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$1502
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$883
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$679
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$621
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$553
476 km or 295 mi Ashaiman
$560
484 km or 301 mi Koforidua
$588
495 km or 308 mi Accra
$729
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$371
558 km or 347 mi Calabar
$384
570 km or 354 mi Tamale
$507
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$526

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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