Lusaka vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lusaka	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$777	$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1907	$3194
🏠 One person rent	$360	$558
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$332	$1269
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	36	48
😀 Quality of life	51	76
🏙️ Population	2.47M	1.32M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 41% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 6460th and 4149th ($777 vs $1311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Zambia and Uruguay, respectively. Check Zambia vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lusaka compared to 1 months in Montevideo. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 6238th and 824th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Montevideo

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	Lusaka	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.81	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.2	$46.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.5	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$3.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$767	$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$745
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.1	$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$131	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.35%	7.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2014	$2918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4865	$2297
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.88	$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$4.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.9	$3.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.68	$8.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.56	$5.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.59	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$4.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.12	$9.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.6	$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5932	$7392

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Cities near Lusaka

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

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1187
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1186
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1123
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1186
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$989
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1672
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$491
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$465
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1101
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$679
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$678
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$705
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$661
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$598
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$650
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$645
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$589
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$558
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$540
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$581
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$559
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$577
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$536
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$547
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$791
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$608
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$657
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$579
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$643
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$597
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$624
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$658
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$648
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$639
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$658
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$642
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$683
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$650
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$626
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$639