Ibadan vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ibadan Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$759
$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$1880
🏠 One person rent
$424
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$1302
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$116
$332
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
47
36
😀 Quality of life
33
48
🏙️ Population
2.55M
2.47M

The cost of living in Ibadan is 11% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 6622nd and 7016th ($759 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 9th in Nigeria and Zambia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 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 7660th and 6308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ibadan Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.3
$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$0.74
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1268
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.8
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.21%
21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$822
$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$329
$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.7
$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.53
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.15
$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.1
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.61
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.62
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.59
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.69
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.4
$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.9
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1870
$5845

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Distance City Cost of living
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$699
68 km or 42 mi Abeokuta
$1019
72 km or 45 mi Ife
$774
83 km or 51 mi Osogbo
$704
120 km or 74 mi Lagos
$1133
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$526
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$635
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
173 km or 107 mi Save
$644
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$710
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$658
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$755
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$617
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$537
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$886
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$655
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$711
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$1036
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$652
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$652
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$656
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$846
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$570
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$787
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$656
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$345
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$1686
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$469
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$1262
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$906
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$651
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$638
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$368
476 km or 295 mi Ashaiman
$546
484 km or 301 mi Koforidua
$585
495 km or 308 mi Accra
$747
520 km or 323 mi Kaduna
$377
558 km or 347 mi Calabar
$374
570 km or 354 mi Tamale
$492
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$621

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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