Lusaka vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$2193
🏠 One person rent
$250
$643
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$759
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$330
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$38.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$306
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
36
12
😀 Quality of life
48
34
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.03M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 36% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 7016th and 5104th ($685 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Zambia and Niger, respectively. Check Zambia vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 0.3 months in Niamey. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 6308th and 7565th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$5.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$739
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$695
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
10.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$859
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$7.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$8.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$42.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$958
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$4644

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$894
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$725
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1139
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1116
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$830
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1090
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1028
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$729
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$670
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1012
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$890
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$731
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$810
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1017
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$761
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$939
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$756
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$834
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$871
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$947
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$662
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$582
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$585
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1079
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$953
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$515
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$574
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$591
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$526
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$498
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$516
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$534
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$500
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$600
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$554
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$663
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$433
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$670

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Distance City Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$757
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$760
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$453
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$761
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$820
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$656
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$753
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$744
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$652
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$605
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$751
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$1042
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$492
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$652
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$596
610 km or 379 mi Save
$644
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$742
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$526
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$787
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$745
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$699
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$621
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$377
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$655
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$704
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$617
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$759
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$583
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$1019
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$774
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$570
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$1037
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$656
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$1262
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$635
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$710
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$345
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$755