Lusaka vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lusaka	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2249	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$312	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$333	$1922
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	37	37
😀 Quality of life	49	73
🏙️ Population	2.47M	6.44K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 53% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 6726th and 3109th ($738 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Zambia and Malta, respectively. Check Zambia vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 6269th and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Valletta

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	Lusaka	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.95	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.8	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.8	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$125	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.29%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2003	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4875	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.39	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.3	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9642	$8456

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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 Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1749
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1624
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1415
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1555
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1486
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1346
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1106
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$941
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1098
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$971
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1161
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1137
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1130
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1019
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$938
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$443
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$495
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$464
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$418
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$448
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$368
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$549
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$396
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$436
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$392
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$410
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$465
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1072
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1159
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$387
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$348