Lusaka vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lusaka	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2249	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$312	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$333	$3655
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	37	93
😀 Quality of life	49	98
🏙️ Population	2.47M	2.14M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 64% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 6726th and 1654th ($738 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 7th 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 1.8 months in Perth. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 6269th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Perth

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	Lusaka	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.95	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.8	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.8	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$125	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.29%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2003	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4875	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.39	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.3	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9642	$11252

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1669
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645