Lusaka vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$738
$1019
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2249
$2078
🏠 One person rent
$312
$609
🏘️ Family rent
$948
$715
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$311
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$41.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$333
$293
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
37
12
😀 Quality of life
49
35
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.5M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 28% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 6726th and 5369th ($738 vs $1019) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 6269th and 7468th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.95
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27
$35.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.8
$9.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1082
$659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$414
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$125
$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.29%
11.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2003
$1601
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4875
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.23
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.8
$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.66
$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.39
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.6
$4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.45
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.3
$40.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$40.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9642
$4390

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$771
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$772
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$426
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$774
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$869
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$658
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$756
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$743
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$651
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$587
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$753
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$972
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$507
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$649
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$579
610 km or 379 mi Save
$613
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$735
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$535
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$743
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$733
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$677
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$526
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$371
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$647
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$695
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$590
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$776
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$553
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$1030
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$779
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$575
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$757
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$974
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$632
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$1502
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$634
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$670
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$354
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$709