Lusaka vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$1680
🏠 One person rent
$360
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$359
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
36
26
😀 Quality of life
51
43
🏙️ Population
2.47M
2.44M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 37% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6460th and 7966th ($777 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 8th in Zambia and Cameroon, respectively. Check Zambia vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lusaka compared to 0.6 months in Yaounde. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 6238th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.81
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.08
 Cappuccino
$2.25
$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$3.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$2559

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Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$795
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1210
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1238
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$784
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1236
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1107
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$689
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$734
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$957
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$852
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$691
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$761
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1121
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$722
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$953
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$777
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$970
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$837
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$961
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$645
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$367
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$550
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1176
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$993
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$332
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$337
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$363
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$335
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$326
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$332
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$338
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$327
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$554
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$511
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1014
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$605
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$457
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$992

Cities near Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1300
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$761
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$860
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$587
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$683
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$436
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1242
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$990
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$237
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$548
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$697
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$462
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$233
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$330
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$327
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$507
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$290
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$325
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$354
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$651
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$633
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$866
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$351
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$866
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$315
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$288
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$269
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$264
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$272
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$510
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$272
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$489
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$243
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$616
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$467
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$313
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$825
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$210
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$250