Lusaka vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lusaka	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2249	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$312	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$333	$3141
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	37	86
😀 Quality of life	49	93
🏙️ Population	2.47M	2.79M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 70% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 6726th and 861st ($738 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th in Zambia and Canada, respectively. Check Zambia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6269th and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Toronto

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	Lusaka	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.95	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.8	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.8	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$125	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.29%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2003	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4875	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.39	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.3	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9642	$17118

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095