Lusaka vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$360
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$819
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
36
90
😀 Quality of life
51
66
🏙️ Population
2.47M
9.21M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 40% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6460th and 4206th ($777 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 8th in Zambia and Mexico, respectively. Check Zambia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lusaka compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 6238th and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.81
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$10204

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881