Cost of Living in Livingstone

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$734
$1690
🛋️ Without rent
$325
$973
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$409
$718
🍽️ Food
$223
$587
🚐 Transport
$41
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$308
😀 Quality of life
22
🏙️ Population
137K

The average cost of living in Livingstone is $734, which is in the top 29% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 6642nd out of 9294 in our global list and 10th out of 10 in Zambia.

The median after-tax salary is $308, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months. Ranked 8890th (TOP 96%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 2nd best city to live in Zambia. With an estimated population of 137K, Livingstone is the 7th largest city in Zambia.

Why living in Livingstone is so expensive? Because we have a developed country lifestyle as a reference and in some least developed countries maintaining such a standard of living is hard and expensive. Thus, living costs in Livingstone for locals and expats differ significantly.

✈️ Closest airport 6 km Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport
😷 Air quality Moderate 21 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 13860 Victoria Falls University of Technology
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Prices in Livingstone

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
 Cappuccino
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1938
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4696
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5763

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