Ibadan vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ibadan Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$752
$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1637
$1696
🏠 One person rent
$421
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$725
$350
🍽️ Food expenses
$197
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$100
$98
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
48
36
😀 Quality of life
37
50
🏙️ Population
2.55M
2.47M

The cost of living in Ibadan is 15% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 6862nd and 7398th ($752 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 8th 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 0.1 months in Lusaka. Ibadan ranked 2nd best city to live in Nigeria vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 8155th and 6625th 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
$7.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$3.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.02
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.28
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$407
$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$719
$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$42.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.8
$64.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$45.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.95%
25.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$827
$2016
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$540
$4812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.2
$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.66
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$4.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.66
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.13
$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.71
$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.61
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.1
$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.61
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.12
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.66
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.5
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.5
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1891
$11593

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$664
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$1013
72 km or 45 mi Ife
$778
83 km or 51 mi Osogbo
$705
120 km or 74 mi Lagos
$1102
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$526
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$644
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
173 km or 107 mi Save
$646
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$743
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$664
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$793
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$598
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$632
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$926
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$699
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$835
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$1051
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$703
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$705
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$684
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$878
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$652
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$852
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$712
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$417
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$1774
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$563
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$1514
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$961
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$676
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$674
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$600
476 km or 295 mi Ashaiman
$630
484 km or 301 mi Koforidua
$668
495 km or 308 mi Accra
$822
520 km or 323 mi Kaduna
$393
558 km or 347 mi Calabar
$397
570 km or 354 mi Tamale
$576
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$652

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Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$687
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$577
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1062
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$650
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1278
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1069
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$761
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$653
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1021
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$751
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$716
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$779
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$912
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$587
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1032
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$658
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$820
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$873
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1045
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$755
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$592
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$587
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$888
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$916
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$493
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$565
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$506
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$519
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
$536
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$514
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$996
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$577
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$495
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692