Lusaka vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$360
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
36
30
😀 Quality of life
51
29
🏙️ Population
2.47M
42.7K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 60% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6460th and 8601st ($777 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 5th in Zambia and Kenya, respectively. Check Zambia vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lusaka compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 6238th and 8527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Meru

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Lusaka Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.81
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.06
 Cappuccino
$2.25
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$10.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$6789

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$968
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$795
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$1210
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$530
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539