Lusaka vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2003
$5497
🏠 One person rent
$272
$1452
🏘️ Family rent
$437
$2508
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$3236
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
35
90
😀 Quality of life
51
92
🏙️ Population
2.47M
548K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 67% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 6881st and 1193rd ($777 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 30th 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 0.2 months in Lusaka compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Manchester ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6622nd and 84th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Manchester

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Lusaka Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.56
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$7.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.9%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1971
$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4422
$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.77
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.9
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15258
$20557

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$1378
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$727
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$1015
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$780
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$1125
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$677
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$755
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$1166
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$565
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$1029
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$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
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$632
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$1132
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$875
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$489
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$559
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$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
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$463
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
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$2043
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$1975
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$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
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$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
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$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
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$1559
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$1942
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$1948
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$1710
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$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
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$1831