Lusaka vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lusaka	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2249	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$312	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$333	$4040
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	37	89
😀 Quality of life	49	97
🏙️ Population	2.47M	5.87M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 76% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 6726th and 129th ($738 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Zambia and Singapore, respectively. Check Zambia vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 6269th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Singapore City

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	Lusaka	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.95	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.8	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.8	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$125	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.29%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2003	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4875	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.39	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.3	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9642	$27780

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605