Lusaka vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lusaka	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$655	$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1696	$1943
🏠 One person rent	$218	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$350	$492
🍽️ Food expenses	$251	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$98	$391
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	36	56
😀 Quality of life	50	62
🏙️ Population	2.47M	2.42M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 17% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 7398th and 6702nd ($655 vs $791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 17th in Zambia and Brazil, respectively. Check Zambia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lusaka compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Salvador ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 6625th and 5621st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Salvador

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	Lusaka	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.48	$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.82	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$112	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$206	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.3	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.9	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.8	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	25.21%	9.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4812	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$8.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.68	$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.88	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.17	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.9	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.1	$66.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$177	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11593	$13462

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Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$748
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$687
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$577
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1062
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$650
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1278
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1069
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$761
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$653
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1021
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$751
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1124
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$716
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$779
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$912
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$587
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$1032
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$658
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$820
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$873
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$755
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$592
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$587
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$888
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$916
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$493
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$565
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$506
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$458
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$496
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$527
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$536
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$514
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$996
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$577
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$495
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$692

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$619
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$624
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$541
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$600
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$602
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$512
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$462
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$611
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$555
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$537
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$533
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$588
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$552
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$574
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$557
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$615
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$456
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$569
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$573
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$691
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$561
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$634
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$631
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$562
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$545
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$574
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$558
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$571
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$600
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699