Lusaka vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$765
🏠 One person rent
$360
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$109
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
36
36
😀 Quality of life
51
17
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.48M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 120% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 6460th and 9080th ($777 vs $354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 5th in Zambia and Nigeria, respectively. Check Zambia vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lusaka compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 6238th and 9077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Onitsha

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Lusaka Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.81
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$704

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$968
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$795
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1210
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1238
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$784
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1236
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1107
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$689
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$734
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$957
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$852
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$691
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$761
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1121
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$722
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$953
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$777
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$970
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$837
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$961
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$645
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$367
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$550
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1176
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$993
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$332
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$337
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$363
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$335
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$326
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$332
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$338
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$327
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$554
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$511
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1014
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$605
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$457
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$992

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$507
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$290
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$330
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$315
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$233
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$351
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$327
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$237
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$250
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$310
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$990
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$587
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$314
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$683
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$407
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$436
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$448
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$313
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$826
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1300
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$761
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$697
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$269
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$732
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$210
518 km or 322 mi Save
$676
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$677
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$265
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$272
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$678
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$617