Lusaka vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$738
$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2249
$4312
🏠 One person rent
$312
$940
🏘️ Family rent
$948
$1577
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$333
$2742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
37
100
😀 Quality of life
49
93
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.8M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 60% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6726th and 2225th ($738 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 51st 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 1.5 months in Montreal. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 6269th and 51st 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
$6.95
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27
$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.8
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$6.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1082
$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$125
$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.29%
6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2003
$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4875
$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.23
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.8
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.66
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.39
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.6
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.45
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.3
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9642
$5725

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$992
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$730
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$794
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$776
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$597
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$961
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$766
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$825
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$854
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$975
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$752
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$587
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$624
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$748
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$947
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$492
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$566
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$507
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$518
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$457
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$493
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$525
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$461
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$583
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$540
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$1003
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$631
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$461
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$1790
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$1773
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$1835
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$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2004
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$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1810
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1900
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
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$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1764
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1776
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1732
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1807
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1743
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1735
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
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$1742
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1761
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$1769
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$1651
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$1830
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$1690
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$1762
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
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$1562
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$1894
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$1433
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$1106
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