Lusaka vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$2173
🏠 One person rent
$250
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$101
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
36
36
😀 Quality of life
48
12
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.48M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 34% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 7016th and 5406th ($685 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 4th in Zambia and Nigeria, respectively. Check Zambia vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 6308th and 9136th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$1975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
17.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$3.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$2.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$1.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$7.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$7.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$1688

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$894
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$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
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$846
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1686
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$469
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$906
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$537
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$638
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$886
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$651
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$658
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$635
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$374
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$774
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$704
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1262
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$933
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$759
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$812
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$655
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$526
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$710
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$699
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$714
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1133
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$787
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1019
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1368
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$794
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$710
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$757
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$755
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$377
518 km or 322 mi Save
$644
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$617
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$621
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$735
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1201
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$764
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$711
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$655