Lusaka vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$360
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
36
62
😀 Quality of life
51
44
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.27M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 11% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6460th and 6110th ($777 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 4th in Zambia and South Africa, respectively. Check Zambia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lusaka compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 6238th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.81
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$2867

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$968
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$795
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1210
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1238
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$784
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1236
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1107
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$689
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$734
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$957
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$852
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$691
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$761
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1121
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$722
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$953
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$777
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$970
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$837
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$961
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$645
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$367
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$550
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1176
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$993
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$332
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$337
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$363
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$335
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$326
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$332
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$338
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$327
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$554
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$511
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1014
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$605
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$457
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$992

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952