Lusaka vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$655
$1172
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1696
$2331
🏠 One person rent
$218
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$350
$815
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98
$116
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
36
11
😀 Quality of life
50
22
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.5M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 44% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 7398th and 4768th ($655 vs $1172) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Zambia and Niger, respectively. Check Zambia vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lusaka compared to 0.1 months in Niamey. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 6625th and 9032nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.48
$6.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$9.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$829
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$430
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$206
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.9
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.8
$69.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.21%
9.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2016
$1736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4812
$995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$3.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$7.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$7.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.82
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.1
$52.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11593
$5514

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$748
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$687
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$577
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1062
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$650
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1278
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1069
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$761
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$653
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1021
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$751
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$716
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$779
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$912
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$587
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1032
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$658
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$820
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$873
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1045
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$755
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$592
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$587
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$888
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$916
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$493
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$565
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$506
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$519
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$458
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$496
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$527
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$461
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$536
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$514
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$996
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$577
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$495
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692

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Distance City Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$874
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$875
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$466
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$877
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$961
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$712
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$851
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$820
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$705
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$638
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$846
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$1131
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$576
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$703
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$618
610 km or 379 mi Save
$646
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$822
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$526
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$852
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$821
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$664
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$652
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$393
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$699
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$705
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$598
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$752
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$563
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$1013
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$778
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$652
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$831
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$1131
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$684
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$1514
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$644
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$743
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$417
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$793