Lusaka vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lusaka	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2249	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$312	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$333	$5544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	37	100
😀 Quality of life	49	95
🏙️ Population	2.47M	8.8M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 83% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6726th and 3rd ($738 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Zambia and the United States, respectively. Check Zambia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 6269th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs New York City

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	Lusaka	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.95	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.8	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.8	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$125	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.29%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2003	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4875	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.39	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.3	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9642	$21465

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111