Lusaka vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$655
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1696
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$218
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$350
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
36
92
😀 Quality of life
50
72
🏙️ Population
2.47M
9.21M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 51% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 7398th and 4418th ($655 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 5th in Zambia and Mexico, respectively. Check Zambia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lusaka compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 6625th and 3317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.48
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$206
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.9
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.8
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.21%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2016
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4812
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.82
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.1
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11593
$11015

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Distance City Cost of living
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$748
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$687
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$577
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1062
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$650
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1278
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1069
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$761
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$653
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1021
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$751
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$716
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$779
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$912
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$587
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1032
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$658
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$820
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$873
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1045
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$755
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$592
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$587
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$888
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$916
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$493
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$565
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$506
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$519
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$458
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$496
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$527
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$461
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$536
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$514
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$996
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$577
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$495
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030