Lusaka vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lusaka	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$777	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2003	$4674
🏠 One person rent	$272	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$437	$1801
🍽️ Food expenses	$299	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$130	$4112
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	35	81
😀 Quality of life	51	91
🏙️ Population	2.47M	1.43M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 62% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 6881st and 1833rd ($777 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1452nd in Zambia and the United States, respectively. Check Zambia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lusaka compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs San Antonio ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 6622nd and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs San Antonio

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	Lusaka	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.56	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.6	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.35	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$496	$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$271	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.4	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.1	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.9%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1971	$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4422	$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.88	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.25	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.4	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.8	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.7	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.77	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.2	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.9	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.3	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15258	$19123

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Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$925
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$849
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$692
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1304
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$629
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1602
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1378
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$727
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$813
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1015
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$780
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1125
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$677
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$1166
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$565
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$1029
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$632
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$792
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$840
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$1044
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$754
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$587
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$632
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$1132
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$875
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$489
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$559
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$495
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$452
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$494
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$522
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$456
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$590
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$549
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$952
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$615
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$463
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$691

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093