Lusaka vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lusaka	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$655	$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1696	$3597
🏠 One person rent	$218	$639
🏘️ Family rent	$350	$1030
🍽️ Food expenses	$251	$520
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$98	$1092
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	36	56
😀 Quality of life	50	79
🏙️ Population	2.47M	1.3M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 56% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 7398th and 3978th ($655 vs $1492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Zambia and Uruguay, respectively. Check Zambia vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lusaka compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 6625th and 963rd 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	$7.48	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.82	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$112	$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$206	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.3	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.9	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.8	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	25.21%	5.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$3625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4812	$3086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$4.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$3.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.68	$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.88	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$3.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.17	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$78.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.9	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.1	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$177	$485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11593	$9169

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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 Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1314
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1312
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1223
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1348
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1080
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1646
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$770
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$766
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1200
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$710
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$661
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$590
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$641
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$766
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$715
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$770
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$811
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$848
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$858
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$841
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$859
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$846
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$871
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$895
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1139
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$859
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$879
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$874
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$949
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$886
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$946
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$861
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$983
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$990
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$949
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1032
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$844
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$981
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$951
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$980