Lusaka vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lusaka	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$655	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1696	$1276
🏠 One person rent	$218	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$350	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$251	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$98	$118
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	36	21
😀 Quality of life	50	27
🏙️ Population	2.47M	1.02M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 22% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 7398th and 8410th ($655 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Zambia and Liberia, respectively. Check Zambia vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lusaka compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 6625th and 8877th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Monrovia

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	Lusaka	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.48	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.82	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$112	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$206	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.3	$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.9	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.8	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	25.21%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$1537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4812	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.68	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.88	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.17	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$3.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.9	$27
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.1	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$177	$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11593	$3157

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Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$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

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$502
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1281
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1283
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$502
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$503
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1347
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$999
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1021
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1067
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$999
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1083
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1123
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1099
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$508
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1057
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1057
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1224
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$583
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$872
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$514
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1066
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$895
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$506
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1044
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$506
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$506
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$508
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$598
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$631
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$541