Lusaka vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lusaka	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$777	$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1907	$5563
🏠 One person rent	$360	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$2266
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$338
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$332	$3776
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	36	100
😀 Quality of life	51	98
🏙️ Population	2.47M	4.53M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 67% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6460th and 933rd ($777 vs $2356) 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 0.4 months in Lusaka compared to 1.6 months in Melbourne. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6238th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Melbourne

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	Lusaka	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.81	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.2	$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.5	$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$767	$2874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.1	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$131	$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.35%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2014	$8760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4865	$7587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.88	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.9	$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.68	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.56	$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.59	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.12	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.6	$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$1612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5932	$18868

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Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$968
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$795
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$1210
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1238
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$784
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1236
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1107
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$689
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$734
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$957
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$852
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1025
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$691
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$761
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$1121
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$722
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$953
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$777
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$970
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$837
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$961
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$645
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$367
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$550
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$1176
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$993
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$332
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$337
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$363
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$326
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$332
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$338
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$327
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$554
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$511
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1014
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$605
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$457
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$992

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1702
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1658
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1693
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1746
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1708
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1707
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1716
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1719
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1688
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1327
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1317
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1707
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1672
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1819
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1669
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1723
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2604
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1462
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1723
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2203
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1463
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1610
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1430
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2180
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1691
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1404
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2348
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1903
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2741
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$1998
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1461
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1354
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481