Lusaka vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lusaka	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$685	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1880	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$250	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$606	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$332	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	36	95
😀 Quality of life	48	63
🏙️ Population	2.47M	11.5M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 32% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7016th and 5616th ($685 vs $1012) 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 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 6308th and 4573rd 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	$6.96	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.84	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$330	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.7	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.22%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1988	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4865	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.63	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.65	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.3	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.57	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.5	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.8	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.6	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5845	$13135

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Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$725
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$1139
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1116
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1090
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1028
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$729
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$670
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1012
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$731
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$810
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$1017
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$761
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$939
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$756
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$834
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$871
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$947
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$662
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$582
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$585
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$1079
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$953
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$515
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$574
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$591
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$498
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$516
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$534
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$500
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$600
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$554
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1000
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$663
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$433
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$670

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629