Lusaka vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$1809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$4321
🏠 One person rent
$250
$1032
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1832
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$503
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$3121
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
53 km
🎓 Higher education
36
87
😀 Quality of life
48
91
🏙️ Population
2.47M
518K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 62% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 7016th and 2462nd ($685 vs $1809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 167th in Zambia and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Zambia vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Sheffield ranked 21st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6308th and 127th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$9.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$5.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$4.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$980
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$837
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$1514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
5.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$3788
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$2630
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$95.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$9.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$5.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$83.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$79.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$1136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$9922

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$1028
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$729
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$670
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$1012
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$890
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$1007
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$731
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$810
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$1017
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$761
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$939
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$756
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$834
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$871
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$947
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$662
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$582
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$585
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$1079
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$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
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$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
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$1000
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$663
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$433
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$670

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$1563
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$1449
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1383
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1805
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1652
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1788
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1898
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1802
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$2098
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1722
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$1987
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1877
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1780
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$1670
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2137
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1817
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1944
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1776
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$1936
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$1910
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$1894
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1849
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1638
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1592
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1804
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1742
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$1852
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$1930
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$1893
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$1493
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1845
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1552
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2069
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1855