Lusaka vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$686
$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1784
$5726
🏠 One person rent
$237
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$2535
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$113
$3974
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
35
99
😀 Quality of life
50
96
🏙️ Population
2.47M
2.11M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 72% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 7322nd and 916th ($686 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Zambia and France, respectively. Check Zambia vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lusaka compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 6732nd and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Paris

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Lusaka Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.41
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$431
$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$236
$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.1
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.19%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1955
$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.6
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.32
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.74
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.47
$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.8
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$178
$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13300
$17184

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Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$750
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$613
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1189
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$639
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1473
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1229
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$754
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$718
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1024
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$770
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$706
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$768
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1030
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$577
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1039
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$630
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$828
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$861
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1039
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$764
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$591
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$633
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1002
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$924
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$495
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$530
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$505
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$521
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$458
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$496
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$527
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$461
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$583
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$551
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$628
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$469
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544