Lusaka vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$1942
🏠 One person rent
$250
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$522
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
36
27
😀 Quality of life
48
62
🏙️ Population
2.47M
149K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 17% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 7016th and 6351st ($685 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 6308th and 4805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$45
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$1168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$3888

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Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$725
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1139
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$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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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$767
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$804
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$701
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$796
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$777
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1457
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1481
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$457
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$519
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$348
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$403
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1093
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1552
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1091
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1394
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1500
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$1190
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$670
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$500
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$498
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$591
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$516
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$515
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$526
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$736