Lusaka vs Naples - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lusaka	Naples
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$1396
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2249	$3278
🏠 One person rent	$312	$694
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$1182
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$434
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$333	$1270
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	37	77
😀 Quality of life	49	82
🏙️ Population	2.47M	913K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 47% less expensive than in Naples. Cities ranked 6726th and 3883rd ($738 vs $1396) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 43rd in Zambia and Italy, respectively. Check Zambia vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 0.9 months in Naples. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Naples ranked 8th in Italy, while ranked 6269th and 465th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Naples

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	Lusaka	Naples
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.95	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$56.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.8	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$4.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$721
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$511
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$1409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$870
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.8	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$125	$27.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.29%	4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2003	$5006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4875	$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$6.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.39	$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$9.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.3	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9642	$5500

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$700
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$541
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$917
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1018
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$723
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$688
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$992
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$730
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$794
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$776
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$597
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$961
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$766
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$825
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$854
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$975
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$752
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$587
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$624
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$748
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$947
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$492
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$566
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$507
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$457
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$493
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$525
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$583
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$540
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1003
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$631
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$461
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$675

Cities near Naples

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
12 km or 7.6 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
25 km or 15 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
27 km or 17 mi	Caserta	$1181
28 km or 17 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
28 km or 17 mi	Aversa	$1101
37 km or 23 mi	Amalfi	$1521
46 km or 29 mi	Salerno	$1380
46 km or 29 mi	Avellino	$1061
55 km or 34 mi	Benevento	$1165
88 km or 55 mi	Campobasso	$955
98 km or 61 mi	Terracina	$1340
117 km or 72 mi	Frosinone	$1046
129 km or 80 mi	Foggia	$1161
132 km or 82 mi	Potenza	$1229
133 km or 83 mi	Latina	$1250
144 km or 90 mi	Colleferro	$1270
146 km or 91 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
150 km or 93 mi	Avezzano	$1058
152 km or 94 mi	Anzio	$1289
157 km or 98 mi	San Giovanni Rotondo	$1221
169 km or 105 mi	Chieti	$1294
170 km or 106 mi	Frascati	$1562
178 km or 111 mi	Andria	$1228
179 km or 111 mi	Barletta	$1070
181 km or 113 mi	Pescara	$1312
184 km or 114 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
188 km or 117 mi	Trani	$1301
189 km or 117 mi	Rome	$1718
191 km or 119 mi	Vatican City	$964
199 km or 124 mi	Matera	$1134
201 km or 125 mi	Molfetta	$1264
208 km or 129 mi	Teramo	$1171
210 km or 130 mi	Rieti	$1224
220 km or 137 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
222 km or 138 mi	Bari	$1337
232 km or 144 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
234 km or 145 mi	Terni	$1004
241 km or 150 mi	Cosenza	$1072
248 km or 154 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543