Lusaka vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$655
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1696
$1691
🏠 One person rent
$218
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$350
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
36
25
😀 Quality of life
50
39
🏙️ Population
2.47M
2.44M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 2% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 7398th and 7283rd ($655 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 6th in Zambia and Cameroon, respectively. Check Zambia vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lusaka compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 6625th and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.48
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$206
$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.9
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.8
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.21%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2016
$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4812
$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.82
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.1
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11593
$1806

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1363
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$793
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$849
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$665
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$755
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$698
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1241
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1413
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$397
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$571
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$708
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$494
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$674
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$961
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$676
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1774
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$563
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$878
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1051
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$660
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$621
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1046
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$926
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1044
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1514
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$810
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$644
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$781
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$536
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$664
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$526
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$644
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$596
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$505
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$852
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$836
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$393
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$778