Lusaka vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$2345
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$5568
🏠 One person rent
$250
$1324
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$2222
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$4072
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
36
93
😀 Quality of life
48
98
🏙️ Population
2.47M
2.14M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 71% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 7016th and 1024th ($685 vs $2345) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 6th in Zambia and Australia, respectively. Check Zambia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 6308th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$1449
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$1066
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$2593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$1817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$5420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$3698
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$3.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$9.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$9.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$3.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$6.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$3.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$1940
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$14689

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297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$830
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$1090
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$1028
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$729
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$670
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$1012
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$890
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$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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$2136
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$2185
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$1725
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$2000
549 km or 341 mi Kalgoorlie
$1571
1989 km or 1236 mi Whyalla
$2013
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$1533
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$2246
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$1788
2456 km or 1526 mi Mildura
$1816
2513 km or 1562 mi Warrnambool
$1697
2550 km or 1584 mi Kupang
$533
2590 km or 1609 mi Denpasar
$530
2599 km or 1615 mi Mataram
$380
2608 km or 1620 mi Ubud
$892
2609 km or 1621 mi Bali
$1121
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$1357
2628 km or 1633 mi Bima
$601
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$1397
2655 km or 1650 mi Darwin
$1756
2672 km or 1660 mi Geelong
$1892
2680 km or 1665 mi Blitar
$470
2687 km or 1669 mi Malang
$388
2687 km or 1670 mi Melton
$1795
2696 km or 1675 mi Tarneit
$1757
2698 km or 1676 mi Sunbury
$1822
2699 km or 1677 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
2700 km or 1678 mi Batu
$427
2705 km or 1681 mi Probolinggo
$518
2713 km or 1686 mi Kediri
$487
2721 km or 1690 mi Pasuruan
$495
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$2397
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$1758
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$511
2740 km or 1703 mi Frankston
$1799
2741 km or 1703 mi Ainaro
$512
2742 km or 1703 mi Madiun
$507
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$453
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$512
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$1876