Lusaka vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lusaka	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2249	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$312	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$333	$372
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	37	95
😀 Quality of life	49	62
🏙️ Population	2.47M	6.21M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 19% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 6726th and 5954th ($738 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd 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 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 6269th and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Lusaka	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.95	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.8	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.8	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$125	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.29%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2003	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4875	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.39	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.3	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9642	$10819

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562