Los Angeles vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$1880
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$332
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	36
😀 Quality of life	94	48
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.47M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 366% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 72nd and 7016th ($3187 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 47th and 6308th 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	$21.6	$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$5845

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$725
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$1139
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1116
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1090
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1028
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$729
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$670
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1012
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$731
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$810
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$1017
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$761
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$939
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$756
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$834
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$871
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$947
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$662
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$582
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$585
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$1079
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$953
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$515
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$574
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$591
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$498
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$516
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$534
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$500
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$600
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$554
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1000
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$663
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$433
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$670