Lusaka vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lusaka	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$777	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2003	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$272	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$437	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$299	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$130	$843
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	35	96
😀 Quality of life	51	75
🏙️ Population	2.47M	11.5M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 31% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6881st and 4918th ($777 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Zambia and Brazil, respectively. Check Zambia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lusaka compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 6622nd and 1670th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Sao Paulo

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	Lusaka	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.56	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.6	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.35	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$496	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$271	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.4	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.1	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.9%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1971	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4422	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.88	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.25	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.4	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.8	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.7	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.77	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.2	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.9	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.3	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15258	$15990

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720