Lusaka vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$7903
🏠 One person rent
$360
$2366
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$4375
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$686
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$5439
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
36
87
😀 Quality of life
51
91
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.39M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 77% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6460th and 26th ($777 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 23rd 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 0.4 months in Lusaka compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs San Diego ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 6238th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.81
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$8.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$2498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$2064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$4740
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$3919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$11408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$8035
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$4.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$129
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$1701
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$18429

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$1107
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$689
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$734
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$957
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$852
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$1025
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$691
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$761
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$1121
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$722
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$953
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$777
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$970
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$837
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$961
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$645
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$367
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$550
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$1176
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$993
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$332
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$337
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$363
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$335
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$326
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$332
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$338
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$327
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$554
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$511
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1014
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$605
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$457
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$992

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$3051
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$2907
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$2844
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$2969
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2851
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2867
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2910
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$1184
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2788
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$2784
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2879
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1032
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1029
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2884
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$2722
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$3046
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2732
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3094
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$2709
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$2597
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$3070
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$3155
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$2751
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$2684
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$2681
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$2803
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$2461
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$2755
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$2637
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$1027
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$2730
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$3513
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$2957
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$2960
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$3180
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$2944
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$2879
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$2609
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