Lusaka vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lusaka	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2249	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$312	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$333	$191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	37	29
😀 Quality of life	49	36
🏙️ Population	2.47M	159K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 12% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 6726th and 6298th ($738 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Zambia and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Zambia vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 6269th and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Praia

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	Lusaka	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.95	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.8	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.8	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$125	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.29%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2003	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4875	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.39	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.3	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9642	$2887

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491