Lusaka vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lusaka	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2249	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$312	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$333	$777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	37	91
😀 Quality of life	49	77
🏙️ Population	2.47M	6.26M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 35% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6726th and 4686th ($738 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Zambia and Chile, respectively. Check Zambia vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 6269th and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Santiago

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	Lusaka	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.95	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.8	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.8	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$125	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.29%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2003	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4875	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.39	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.3	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9642	$8040

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731