Lusaka vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lusaka	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$655	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1696	$3464
🏠 One person rent	$218	$924
🏘️ Family rent	$350	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$251	$493
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$98	$832
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	36	8
😀 Quality of life	50	63
🏙️ Population	2.47M	24.7K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 59% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 7398th and 3601st ($655 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Zambia and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Zambia vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lusaka compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 6625th and 5581st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Victoria

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	Lusaka	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.48	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.82	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$3.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$818
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$112	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$1449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$206	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.3	$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.9	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.8	$137
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	25.21%	14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4812	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.68	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.88	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$92.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.17	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.9	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.1	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$177	$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11593	$8213

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Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$748
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$687
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$577
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1062
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$650
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1278
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1069
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$761
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$653
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1021
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$751
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1124
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$716
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$779
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$912
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$587
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$1032
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$658
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$820
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$873
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$755
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$592
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$587
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$888
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$916
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$493
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$565
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$506
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$458
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$496
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$527
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$536
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$514
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$996
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$577
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$495
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$692

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1207
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1207
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$724
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$476
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$548
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$822
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$834
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$831
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$692
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$774
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$596
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$842
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$812
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$609
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1535
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$567
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1546
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$552
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1561
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1590
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1560
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1641
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1561
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1751
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1576
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1595
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1445
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$493
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1168
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$421
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$533
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$694
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$549
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$420