Lusaka vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lusaka	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2249	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$312	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$333	$4114
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	37	81
😀 Quality of life	49	91
🏙️ Population	2.47M	1.43M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 64% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 6726th and 1745th ($738 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1531st 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 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs San Antonio ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 6269th and 117th 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	$6.95	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.8	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.8	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$125	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.29%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2003	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4875	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.39	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.3	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9642	$16552

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133