Lusaka vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lusaka	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2249	$5517
🏠 One person rent	$312	$1318
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$2636
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$333	$3146
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	37	99
😀 Quality of life	49	95
🏙️ Population	2.47M	2.15M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 67% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 6726th and 1222nd ($738 vs $2267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Zambia and France, respectively. Check Zambia vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 6269th and 25th 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	$6.95	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.8	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.8	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$125	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.29%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2003	$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4875	$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.39	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.3	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9642	$16193

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293