Lusaka vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lusaka	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$685	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1880	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$250	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$606	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$332	$1885
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	36	92
😀 Quality of life	48	86
🏙️ Population	2.47M	2.75M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 61% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 7016th and 2722nd ($685 vs $1750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Zambia and Italy, respectively. Check Zambia vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 6308th and 294th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Rome

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	Lusaka	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.96	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.84	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$330	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.7	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.22%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1988	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4865	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.63	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.65	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.3	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.57	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.5	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.8	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.6	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5845	$10781

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Cities near Lusaka

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

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262