London vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$333
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	37
😀 Quality of life	99	49
🏙️ Population	8.8M	2.47M

The cost of living in London is 346% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 58th and 6726th ($3296 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1.3 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 4th and 6269th 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	$21.4	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$9642

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$700
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$541
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$917
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1018
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$723
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$688
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$992
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$730
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$794
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$776
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$597
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$961
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$766
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$825
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$854
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$975
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$752
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$587
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$624
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$748
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$947
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$492
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$566
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$507
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$457
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$493
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$525
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$583
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$540
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1003
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$631
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$461
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$675