Lusaka vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$1199
🏠 One person rent
$360
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$362
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$291
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
36
20
😀 Quality of life
51
48
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.29M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 65% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 6460th and 8679th ($777 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Zambia and Libya, respectively. Check Zambia vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lusaka compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 6238th and 6385th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.81
$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.71
 Cappuccino
$2.25
$0.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
17.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$1408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$6.95
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$68.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$911

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166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$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
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$377
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$386
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$407
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$390
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$389
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$398
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$340
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$435
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$328
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1338
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1372
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1278
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1524
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1469
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1657
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1608
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1708
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1670
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1583
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$423
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$433
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$390
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$418
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1120
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$927
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1027
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$983
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1103
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$514
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$596
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$466
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1163
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$474
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1050
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$355
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$979
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1150
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$388
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$371
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$936