Lusaka vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lusaka	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2249	$2390
🏠 One person rent	$312	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$333	$559
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	37	22
😀 Quality of life	49	21
🏙️ Population	2.47M	2.45M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 15% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 6726th and 6195th ($738 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Zambia and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Zambia vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 6269th and 8814th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Ouagadougou

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	Lusaka	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.95	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.8	$7.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.8	$80.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$125	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.29%	12.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2003	$210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4875	$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.39	$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.3	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9642	$15761

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Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$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

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$743
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$774
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$753
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$756
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$772
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$735
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$771
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$733
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$507
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1019
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$658
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$499
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$651
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$649
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$489
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$490
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$916
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$647
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$575
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$433
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$937
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$632
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$613
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$491
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$489
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$490
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$889
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$354
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$551
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$590
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$569
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$588
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$426
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$755
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$560
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$553
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$729
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$882