Lusaka vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$360
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$1624
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$2722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
36
100
😀 Quality of life
51
95
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.76M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 57% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6460th and 2281st ($777 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 76th in Zambia and Canada, respectively. Check Zambia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 6238th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.81
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$7624

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576