Lusaka vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lusaka	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$686	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1784	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$237	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$381	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$3005
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	35	100
😀 Quality of life	50	96
🏙️ Population	2.47M	1.8M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 64% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 7322nd and 2284th ($686 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 58th in Zambia and Canada, respectively. Check Zambia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lusaka compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 6732nd and 11th 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	$7.41	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.86	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$236	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.7	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.1	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	25.19%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1955	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4123	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.6	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.42	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.74	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.16	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.47	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.9	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.8	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$178	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13300	$5550

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Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$815
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$750
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$613
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1189
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$639
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1473
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1229
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$754
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$718
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1024
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$770
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1133
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$706
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$768
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$1030
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$577
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$1039
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$630
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$828
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$861
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$1039
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$764
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$591
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$633
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$1002
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$924
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$495
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$530
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$505
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$521
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	$583
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$551
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1000
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$628
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$469
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$692

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805