Lusaka vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$5694
🏠 One person rent
$250
$1344
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$2215
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$4357
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
36
100
😀 Quality of life
48
100
🏙️ Population
2.47M
5.03M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 71% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 7016th and 923rd ($685 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 4th in Zambia and Australia, respectively. Check Zambia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6308th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$21306

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$1028
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$729
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$670
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$1012
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$890
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$1007
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$731
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$810
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1017
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$761
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$939
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$756
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$834
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$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
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$500
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$600
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$554
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$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$663
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$433
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$670

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$1758
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$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
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$1697
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$1788
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$1628
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$1900
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$1746
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$1798
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$2393
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$1816
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$1748
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$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
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$1674
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$1532
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$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
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$1997
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$2801
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$2286
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$2013
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$1661
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$1289
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