Lusaka vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$655
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1696
$5312
🏠 One person rent
$218
$1378
🏘️ Family rent
$350
$2219
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98
$3266
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
36
91
😀 Quality of life
50
93
🏙️ Population
2.47M
548K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 71% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 7398th and 1330th ($655 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 39th 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 0.1 months in Lusaka compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Manchester ranked 10th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6625th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.48
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$7.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$1050
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$206
$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.9
$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.8
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.21%
6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2016
$5680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4812
$3963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.82
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$96.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.1
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$1945
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11593
$20873

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$1069
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$761
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$1021
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$751
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$1124
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$716
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$779
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$912
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$587
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$1032
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$658
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$820
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$873
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$1045
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$755
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$592
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$587
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$888
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$916
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$493
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$565
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$506
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$519
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$458
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$496
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$527
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$461
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$536
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$514
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$996
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$577
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$495
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$2034
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$1921
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$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1968
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$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1918
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$1759
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1788
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$2040
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$1835
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$2011
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$1723
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1828
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$1680
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$1873
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$1866
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$1883
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1513
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1834
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$1968
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1887
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$1783
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$1578
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$1652
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$1822
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$1746
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$1833
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1850
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1832
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$1484
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$1507
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$1937
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$1890
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$1633
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$2023
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1834
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1831
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$1804