Lusaka vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$250
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
36
30
😀 Quality of life
48
25
🏙️ Population
2.47M
42.7K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 28% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 7016th and 8393rd ($685 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 4th in Zambia and Kenya, respectively. Check Zambia vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 6308th and 8584th 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
$6.96
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$8360

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$894
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$725
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1139
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1116
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$830
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1090
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1028
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$729
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$670
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1012
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$890
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$731
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$810
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1017
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$761
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$939
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$756
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$834
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$871
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$947
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$662
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$582
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$585
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1079
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$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
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$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
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$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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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$571
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545