Lusaka vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lusaka	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2249	$1973
🏠 One person rent	$312	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$637
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$333	$508
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	37	27
😀 Quality of life	49	62
🏙️ Population	2.47M	149K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 9% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 6726th and 6387th ($738 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Zambia and Mauritius, respectively. Check Zambia vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 6269th and 4802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Port Louis

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	Lusaka	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.95	$5.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.8	$6.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.8	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$125	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.29%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2003	$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4875	$1131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$9.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.39	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$27.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.3	$65.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9642	$3884

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$808
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$712
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$796
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$785
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1371
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1400
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$447
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$389
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1100
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1495
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1105
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1150
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1506
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$872
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$675
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$1003
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$461
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$457
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$507
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$493
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$492
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$552