Lusaka vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lusaka	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2249	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$312	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$333	$653
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	37	40
😀 Quality of life	49	63
🏙️ Population	2.47M	573K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 5% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 6726th and 6866th ($738 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Zambia and Morocco, respectively. Check Zambia vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 6269th and 4758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Rabat

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	Lusaka	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.95	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.8	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.8	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$125	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.29%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2003	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4875	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.39	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.3	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9642	$5394

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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 Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$536
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$619
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$558
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$652
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$850
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$486
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$435
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$533
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$502
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$679
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1196
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1141
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$889
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1359
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$687
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1358
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$489
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1395
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2040
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$893
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1291
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1263
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1353
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1373
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1081
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1165
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1124
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1415
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1950
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1430