Los Angeles vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$333
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	37
😀 Quality of life	93	49
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.47M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 333% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 80th and 6726th ($3196 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 6th in the United States and Zambia, respectively. Check the United States vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 58th and 6269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Lusaka

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	Los Angeles	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.7	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$9642

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

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