Lusaka vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lusaka	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$685	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1880	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$250	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$606	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$332	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	36	99
😀 Quality of life	48	99
🏙️ Population	2.47M	4.84M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 76% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7016th and 312th ($685 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Zambia and Australia, respectively. Check Zambia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6308th and 4th 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	$6.96	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.84	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$330	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.7	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.22%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1988	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4865	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.63	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.65	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.3	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.57	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.5	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.8	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.6	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5845	$18951

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Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$725
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$1139
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1116
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1090
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1028
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$729
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$670
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1012
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$731
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$810
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$1017
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$761
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$939
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$756
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$834
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$871
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$947
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$662
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$582
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$585
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$1079
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$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
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$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
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1000
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$663
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$433
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$670

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754