Los Angeles vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$2003
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$272
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$437
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$299
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$130
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	35
😀 Quality of life	93	51
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.47M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 340% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 62nd and 6881st ($3420 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 9th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.2 months in Lusaka. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 50th and 6622nd 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	$22.4	$8.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$63.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	24.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$1971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$4422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$8.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$6.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$3.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$4.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$21.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$15258

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$925
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$849
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$692
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1304
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$629
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1602
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1378
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$727
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$813
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1015
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$780
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1125
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$677
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$1166
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$565
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$1029
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$632
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$792
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$840
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$1044
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$754
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$587
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$632
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$1132
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$875
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$489
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$559
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$495
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$452
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$494
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$522
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$456
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$590
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$549
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$952
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$615
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$463
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$691