Lusaka vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$5153
🏠 One person rent
$250
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$2202
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$3299
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
36
91
😀 Quality of life
48
92
🏙️ Population
2.47M
548K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 68% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 7016th and 1500th ($685 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 53rd 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 1.5 months in Manchester. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6308th and 76th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$6.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$17390

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$1028
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$729
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$670
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$1012
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$1007
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$731
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$810
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$1017
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$761
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$939
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$756
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$834
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$871
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$947
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$662
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$582
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$585
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$1079
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$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
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$498
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$516
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$534
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$500
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$600
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$554
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$1000
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$663
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$433
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$1936
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$1877
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$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
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$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
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$1860
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$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
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$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
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$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
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$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
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$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
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$1712
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$1449
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$1889
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$1809
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$1614
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$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
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$1761