Ibadan vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ibadan Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$658
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1440
$2003
🏠 One person rent
$363
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$622
$437
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$130
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
49
35
😀 Quality of life
38
51
🏙️ Population
2.56M
2.47M

The cost of living in Ibadan is 15% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 7566th and 6881st ($658 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 9th 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 0.2 months in Lusaka. Ibadan ranked 2nd best city to live in Nigeria vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 8113th and 6622nd 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
$1.77
$8.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.86
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.65
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$0.86
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.25
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$332
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$624
$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$579
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.9
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$63.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.2
$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.09%
24.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$853
$1971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$479
$4422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.4
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.53
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$8.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$6.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.65
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.57
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.46
$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.28
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.78
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.58
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.64
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.3
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.24
$4.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.51
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.7
$21.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$41.8
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1576
$15258

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$639
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$995
72 km or 45 mi Ife
$670
83 km or 51 mi Osogbo
$575
120 km or 74 mi Lagos
$946
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$518
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$488
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
173 km or 107 mi Save
$654
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$768
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$531
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$830
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$596
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$627
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$786
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$657
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$759
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$795
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$656
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$656
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$665
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$693
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$727
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$692
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$661
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$500
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$1364
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$564
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$1375
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$773
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$559
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$591
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$583
476 km or 295 mi Ashaiman
$697
484 km or 301 mi Koforidua
$762
495 km or 308 mi Accra
$927
520 km or 323 mi Kaduna
$323
558 km or 347 mi Calabar
$373
570 km or 354 mi Tamale
$666
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$849
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$692
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1304
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$629
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1602
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1378
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$727
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$813
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1015
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$780
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$677
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$755
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1166
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$565
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1029
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$632
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$792
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$840
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1044
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$754
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$632
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1132
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$875
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$489
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$559
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$495
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$516
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$452
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$494
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$522
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$456
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$590
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$549
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$952
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$615
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$463
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$691