Lusaka vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$686
$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1784
$3641
🏠 One person rent
$237
$932
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$1570
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$113
$912
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
35
8
😀 Quality of life
50
48
🏙️ Population
2.47M
24.7K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 58% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 7322nd and 3471st ($686 vs $1646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 0.2 months in Lusaka compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 6732nd and 6854th 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
$7.41
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$4.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$431
$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$236
$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.1
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.19%
12.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1955
$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.6
$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.32
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.74
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$70
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.47
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.8
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$178
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13300
$8971

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$815
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$750
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$613
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1189
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$639
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1473
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1229
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$754
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$718
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1024
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$770
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$706
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$768
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1030
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$577
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1039
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$630
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$828
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$861
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1039
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$764
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$591
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$633
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1002
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$924
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$495
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$530
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$505
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$521
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
$583
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$551
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$628
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$469
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692

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Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$724
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1237
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1233
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$743
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$481
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$553
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$807
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$815
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$812
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$672
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$697
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$749
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$604
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$819
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$796
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$588
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1562
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$551
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$564
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1588
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$544
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1600
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1624
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1597
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1681
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1602
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1795
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1618
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1640
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1468
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1521
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$496
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1181
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$408
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$523
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$712
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$542
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$419