Lusaka vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lusaka	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$685	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1880	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$250	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$606	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$332	$2805
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	36	100
😀 Quality of life	48	93
🏙️ Population	2.47M	1.76M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 65% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 7016th and 2002nd ($685 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 54th in Zambia and Canada, respectively. Check Zambia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6308th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Montreal

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	Lusaka	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.96	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.84	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$330	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.7	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.22%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1988	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4865	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.63	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.65	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.3	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.57	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.5	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.8	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.6	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5845	$6957

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Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$725
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$1139
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1116
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1090
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1028
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$729
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$670
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1012
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$731
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$810
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$1017
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$761
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$939
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$756
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$834
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$871
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$947
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$662
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$582
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$585
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$1079
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$953
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$515
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$574
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$591
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$498
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$516
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$534
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$500
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$600
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$554
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1000
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$663
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$433
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$670

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610