Los Angeles vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$1696
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$350
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$251
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$98
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	36
😀 Quality of life	94	50
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.47M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 413% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 65th and 7398th ($3361 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 8th 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.1 months in Lusaka. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 74th and 6625th 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	$22.6	$7.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$3.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$42.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$64.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$45.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	25.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$2016
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$4812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$4.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$11593

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

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