Lusaka vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$1686
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$2321
🏠 One person rent
$250
$1411
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1516
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$48.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$84.7
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
36
41
😀 Quality of life
48
11
🏙️ Population
2.47M
908K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 59% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 7016th and 2936th ($685 vs $1686) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st 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 Owerri. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Owerri ranked 19th in Nigeria, while ranked 6308th and 9173rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$13
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$1610
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$1273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$15.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$23.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
17.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$8.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$0.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$2.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$5.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$1.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$7.13
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$2.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$8.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$1.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$12.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$118
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$1444

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$894
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$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
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$906
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$638
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$846
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$1036
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$651
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$469
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$886
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$374
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$537
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$658
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$812
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$635
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$933
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$655
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$710
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1368
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$714
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$774
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$704
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$794
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$1262
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$759
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$1133
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$699
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$526
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$1019
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$787
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$710
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1201
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$755
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$764
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$757
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$377
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$878
577 km or 358 mi Save
$644
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$879
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$617
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$735
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$621