Lusaka vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lusaka	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2249	$1834
🏠 One person rent	$312	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$599
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$333	$704
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	37	43
😀 Quality of life	49	63
🏙️ Population	2.47M	423K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 4% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6726th and 6556th ($738 vs $772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Zambia and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Zambia vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 6269th and 4750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Skopje

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	Lusaka	Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.95	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.8	$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.8	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$125	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.29%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2003	$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4875	$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.39	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.3	$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9642	$4225

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Skopje

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Kumanovo	$588
38 km or 24 mi	Tetovo	$682
41 km or 26 mi	Veles	$545
69 km or 43 mi	Stip	$561
72 km or 44 mi	Prilep	$537
78 km or 48 mi	Kavadarci	$556
79 km or 49 mi	Pristina	$595
106 km or 66 mi	Bitola	$635
110 km or 68 mi	Ohrid	$636
110 km or 69 mi	Mitrovica	$463
117 km or 73 mi	Strumica	$612
138 km or 85 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
140 km or 87 mi	Plav	$1030
148 km or 92 mi	Elbasan	$639
149 km or 92 mi	Pernik	$682
150 km or 93 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
152 km or 95 mi	Tirana	$1015
153 km or 95 mi	Nis	$711
154 km or 95 mi	Kamez	$935
155 km or 97 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
160 km or 99 mi	Shkoder	$679
160 km or 100 mi	Berane	$1070
162 km or 101 mi	Korce	$765
164 km or 102 mi	Ptolemaida	$1042
170 km or 106 mi	Bansko	$866
175 km or 108 mi	Sofia	$1037
175 km or 109 mi	Veria	$1027
180 km or 112 mi	Durres	$772
184 km or 115 mi	Ulcinj	$965
186 km or 115 mi	Podgorica	$975
187 km or 116 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
189 km or 117 mi	Berat	$749
189 km or 118 mi	Kozani	$943
193 km or 120 mi	Bar	$972
196 km or 122 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
203 km or 126 mi	Serres	$988
211 km or 131 mi	Katerini	$973
211 km or 131 mi	Fier	$614
212 km or 132 mi	Cetinje	$816
216 km or 134 mi	Budva	$1117