Lusaka vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lusaka	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$655	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1696	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$218	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$350	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$251	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$98	$4008
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	36	99
😀 Quality of life	50	100
🏙️ Population	2.47M	5.45M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 75% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7398th and 649th ($655 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Zambia and Australia, respectively. Check Zambia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lusaka compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6625th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Sydney

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	Lusaka	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.48	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.82	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$112	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$206	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.3	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.9	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.8	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	25.21%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4812	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.68	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.88	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.17	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.9	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.1	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$177	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11593	$19140

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710