Lusaka vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lusaka	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$685	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1880	$2441
🏠 One person rent	$250	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$606	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$332	$781
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	36	28
😀 Quality of life	48	50
🏙️ Population	2.47M	431K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 18% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 7016th and 6296th ($685 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 0.9 months in Windhoek. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 6308th and 6223rd 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	$6.96	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.84	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$330	$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.7	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.22%	11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1988	$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4865	$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.63	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.65	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.3	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.57	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.5	$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.8	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.6	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5845	$5452

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Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$725
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$1139
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1116
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1090
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1028
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$729
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$670
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1012
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$731
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$810
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$1017
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$761
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$939
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$756
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$834
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$871
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$947
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$662
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$582
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$585
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$1079
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$953
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$515
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$574
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$591
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$498
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$516
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$534
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$500
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$600
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$554
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1000
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$663
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$433
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$670

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$779
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$833
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$818
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$832
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$807
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$790
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$766
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$741
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$654
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$690
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$692
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$718
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$809
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$600
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$663
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$859
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$554
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$670
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$585
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$652
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$848
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$774
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$971
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$874
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$997
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$736
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$909
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$838
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$705
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$822