Lusaka vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2003
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$272
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$437
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
35
27
😀 Quality of life
51
28
🏙️ Population
2.47M
42.7K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 43% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6881st and 8425th ($777 vs $543) 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 0.2 months in Lusaka compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 6622nd and 8855th 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
$8.56
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.9%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1971
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4422
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.77
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.9
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15258
$10408

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$925
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$849
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$692
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$1304
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$629
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$1602
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1378
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$727
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$813
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1015
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$780
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$677
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$755
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1166
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$565
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1029
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$632
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$792
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$840
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1044
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$754
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$632
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1132
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$875
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$489
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$559
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$495
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$516
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$452
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$494
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$522
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$456
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$590
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$549
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$952
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$615
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$463
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
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$448
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583