Lusaka vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lusaka	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2249	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$312	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$333	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	37	92
😀 Quality of life	49	86
🏙️ Population	2.47M	2.75M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 57% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6726th and 2624th ($738 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 6269th and 337th 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	$6.95	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.8	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.8	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$125	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.29%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2003	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4875	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.39	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.3	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9642	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201