Lusaka vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lusaka	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2249	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$312	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$333	$894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	37	29
😀 Quality of life	49	51
🏙️ Population	2.47M	431K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 14% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 6726th and 6224th ($738 vs $862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Zambia and Namibia, respectively. Check Zambia vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 1 months in Windhoek. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 6269th and 6198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Windhoek

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	Lusaka	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.95	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.8	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.8	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$125	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.29%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2003	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4875	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.39	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.3	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9642	$4344

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$792
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$811
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$813
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$827
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$768
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$740
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$742
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$731
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$699
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$628
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$664
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$665
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$691
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$780
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$814
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$540
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$688
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$624
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$577
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$820
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$748
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$923
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$837
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$953
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$671
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$906
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$807
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$645
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$785