London vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$1696
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$350
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$251
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$98
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	36
😀 Quality of life	99	50
🏙️ Population	8.8M	2.47M

The cost of living in London is 488% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 8th and 7398th ($3851 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 1.1 months in London compared to 0.1 months in Lusaka. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 5th and 6625th 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	$22.2	$7.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$3.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$42.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$64.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$45.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	25.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$2016
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$4812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$4.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$11593

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

Cities near Lusaka

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