Lusaka vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lusaka	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2249	$2923
🏠 One person rent	$312	$603
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$1214
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$333	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	37	92
😀 Quality of life	49	67
🏙️ Population	2.47M	9.21M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 36% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6726th and 4604th ($738 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 7th in Zambia and Mexico, respectively. Check Zambia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 6269th and 3470th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Mexico City

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	Lusaka	Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.95	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.8	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.8	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$125	$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.29%	11.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2003	$2952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4875	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.39	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.3	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9642	$9034

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Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$700
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$541
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$917
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1018
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$723
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$688
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$992
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$730
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$794
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$776
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$597
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$961
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$766
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$825
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$854
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$975
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$752
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$587
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$624
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$748
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$947
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$492
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$566
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$507
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$457
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$493
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$525
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$583
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$540
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1003
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$631
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$461
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$675

Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804