Lusaka vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$5959
🏠 One person rent
$250
$1338
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$2858
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$620
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$3414
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
36
99
😀 Quality of life
48
95
🏙️ Population
2.47M
2.15M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 71% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 7016th and 998th ($685 vs $2357) 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 0.5 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 6308th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$8.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$18941

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$894
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$725
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$1139
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$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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$1414
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$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1826
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1669
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1894
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1699
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1628
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1309
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1532
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1423
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1643
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1312
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1397
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1370
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1320
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1195
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1221
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1244
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1448
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1262
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1607
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1349
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1474
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1286
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1395