Lusaka vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$738
$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2249
$1837
🏠 One person rent
$312
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$948
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$333
$349
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
37
25
😀 Quality of life
49
24
🏙️ Population
2.47M
2.44M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 1% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6726th and 6685th ($738 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Zambia and Cameroon, respectively. Check Zambia vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 6269th and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Yaounde

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Lusaka Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.95
$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.8
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1082
$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$125
$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.29%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2003
$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4875
$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.23
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.8
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.66
$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.39
$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.6
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.45
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.3
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9642
$1631

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$687
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$700
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1265
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$555
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$764
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$601
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$655
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$553
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1121
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$741
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$384
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$527
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$668
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$482
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$621
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$883
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$679
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1611
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$462
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$805
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$972
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$625
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$556
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$900
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$881
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$900
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$558
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1502
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$820
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$665
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$759
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$522
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$651
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$513
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$634
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$533
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
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$486
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$743
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$850
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$371
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$779