Lusaka vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lusaka	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$685	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1880	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$250	$809
🏘️ Family rent	$606	$1621
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$40.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$332	$1018
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	36	7
😀 Quality of life	48	61
🏙️ Population	2.47M	133K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 47% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 7016th and 4342nd ($685 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Zambia and Maldives, respectively. Check Zambia vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 0.8 months in Male. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 6308th and 5145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Male

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	Lusaka	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.96	$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.84	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$3.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$1573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$330	$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.7	$98.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.22%	13.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1988	$2675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4865	$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.63	$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.65	$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.3	$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.57	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$80.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.5	$8.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.8	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.6	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5845	$3225

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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

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1515
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$370
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$331
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$289
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$250
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$280
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$316
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$394
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$368
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$306
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$549
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$636
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$298
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$492
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$484
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$437
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$428
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$287
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$355
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$350
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$334
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$340
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$435
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$304
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$561
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$306
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$338
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$289
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$325
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$330
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$433
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$534
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$298
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$578
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$310
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$378
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$346
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$352