Lusaka vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$789
🏠 One person rent
$360
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$85.7
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$31.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$106
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
36
41
😀 Quality of life
51
17
🏙️ Population
2.47M
908K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 53% more expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 6460th and 8460th ($777 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd 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 0.2 months in Owerri. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Owerri ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 6238th and 9079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.81
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$3.79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$1.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$1.01
🥤 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
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$7.34
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$11.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
17.51%
🏙️ 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
$254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$5.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$0.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$2.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$2.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$1.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$9.94
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$9.09
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$27.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$32.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$698

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$968
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$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
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$330
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$233
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$354
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$327
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$290
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$351
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$237
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$315
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$272
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$990
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$243
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$860
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$587
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$683
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1300
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$436
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$250
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$310
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$761
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$288
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$262
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$448
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$407
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$314
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$826
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$313
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$697
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1242
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$732
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$567
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$269
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$210
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$866
577 km or 358 mi Save
$676
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$866
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$677
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$272
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$265