Lusaka vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lusaka	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$655	$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1696	$1663
🏠 One person rent	$218	$220
🏘️ Family rent	$350	$365
🍽️ Food expenses	$251	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$98	$149
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	36	30
😀 Quality of life	50	45
🏙️ Population	2.47M	6.87M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 7% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 7398th and 7717th ($655 vs $614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Zambia and Myanmar, respectively. Check Zambia vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lusaka compared to 0.2 months in Yangon. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 6625th and 7117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Yangon

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	Lusaka	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.48	$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.82	$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$112	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$206	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.3	$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.9	$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.8	$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	25.21%	12.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$2152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4812	$939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$6.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.68	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.88	$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.17	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.9	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.1	$92.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$177	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11593	$15435

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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 Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$571
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$666
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$581
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$594
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$667
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$534
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$558
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$603
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$553
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$736
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$635
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$540
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$958
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$774
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$519
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$724
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$812
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$787
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1152
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$578
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$718
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$577
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$599