Lusaka vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lusaka	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$655	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1696	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$218	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$350	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$251	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$98	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	36	95
😀 Quality of life	50	69
🏙️ Population	2.47M	11.5M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 38% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7398th and 5192nd ($655 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Zambia and Brazil, respectively. Check Zambia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 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 6625th and 4142nd 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	$7.48	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.82	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$112	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$206	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.3	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.9	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.8	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	25.21%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4812	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.68	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.88	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.17	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.9	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.1	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$177	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11593	$15428

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Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$748
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$687
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$577
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1062
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$650
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1278
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1069
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$761
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$653
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1021
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$751
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1124
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$716
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$779
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$912
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$587
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$1032
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$658
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$820
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$873
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$755
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$592
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$587
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$888
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$916
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$493
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$565
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$506
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$458
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$496
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$527
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$536
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$514
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$996
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$577
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$495
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$692

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666