Lusaka vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lusaka	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2249	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$312	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$333	$413
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	37	54
😀 Quality of life	49	54
🏙️ Population	2.47M	1.49M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 10% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 6726th and 7055th ($738 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 43rd in Zambia and Brazil, respectively. Check Zambia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 6269th and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Recife

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	Lusaka	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.95	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.8	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.8	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$125	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.29%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2003	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4875	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.39	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.3	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9642	$14050

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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 Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509