Lusaka vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2003
$5363
🏠 One person rent
$272
$1430
🏘️ Family rent
$437
$2259
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$3517
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
35
86
😀 Quality of life
51
94
🏙️ Population
2.47M
2.79M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 68% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 6881st and 1059th ($777 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 6th in Zambia and Canada, respectively. Check Zambia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lusaka compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 6622nd and 46th 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
$8.56
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$6.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.9%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1971
$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4422
$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.77
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.9
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15258
$22670

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297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$629
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$1602
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$1378
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$727
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$813
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$1015
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$780
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$1125
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$677
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$755
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1166
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$565
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1029
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$632
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$792
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$840
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1044
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$754
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$632
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1132
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$875
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$489
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$559
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$495
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$516
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$452
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$494
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$522
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$456
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$590
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$549
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$952
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$615
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$463
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$691

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$2233
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$2308
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2172
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2102
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2318
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2124
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2034
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2214
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1994
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2006
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1892
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2017
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2078
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2081
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2049
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1449
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1832
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2138
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2109
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1936
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2303
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2123
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2181
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2125
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1953
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1863
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2030
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$1706
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$2046
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$2035
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2053