Lusaka vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$738
$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2249
$5081
🏠 One person rent
$312
$1241
🏘️ Family rent
$948
$2185
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$333
$2923
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
37
91
😀 Quality of life
49
92
🏙️ Population
2.47M
548K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 64% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 6726th and 1662nd ($738 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 46th in Zambia and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Zambia vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Manchester ranked 13th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6269th and 85th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.95
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27
$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.8
$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$6.16
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$1351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$936
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1082
$2179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$125
$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.29%
5.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2003
$5330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4875
$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.23
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.8
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$8.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.66
$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.39
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.6
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$84.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.45
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.3
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$1818
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9642
$19551

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$875
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$723
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$688
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$992
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$873
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$1050
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$730
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$794
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$776
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$597
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$961
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$766
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$825
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$854
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$975
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$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
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$1003
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$631
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$461
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$1948
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$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1806
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1672
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1806
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1720
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1962
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1574
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1675
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1497
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1753
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1762
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1376
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1680
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1793
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1737
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1686
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1486
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1456
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1693
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$1598
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1707
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1774
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1680
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1706
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
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$1401
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$1774
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$1764
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1897
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1710
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1697
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1681