London vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	London	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8384	$1880
🏠 One person rent	$2251	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$4328	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$393	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4627	$332
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	36
😀 Quality of life	99	48
🏙️ Population	8.8M	2.47M

The cost of living in London is 401% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 37th and 7016th ($3427 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in the United Kingdom and Zambia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in London compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 2nd and 6308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Lusaka

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	London	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23	$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.8	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.7	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2586	$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5526	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3635	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17558	$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10692	$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.73	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.1	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$99	$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2404	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25830	$5845

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055

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