Cost of Living Comparison Between Chingola and Lusaka Cost of Living Comparison Between Chingola and Lusaka

🙂 Solo nomad: Chingola is 58.1% cheaper than Lusaka without rent, and 61.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Chingola is 38.5% cheaper than Lusaka without rent, and 60.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$12.51 ZMW 250

$7.08 ZMW 141

76.69%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$20.43 ZMW 408

$25.03 ZMW 500

-18.38%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.64 ZMW 72.7

Cappuccino

$1.94 ZMW 38.68

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ZMW 7.89

$0.68 ZMW 13.64

-41.18%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.28 ZMW 5.58

$0.34 ZMW 6.70

-17.65%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.51 ZMW 10.20

$0.89 ZMW 17.73

-42.70%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.05 ZMW 21.06

$1.74 ZMW 34.75

-39.66%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.05 ZMW 20.89

$1.32 ZMW 26.43

-20.45%

White Bread (500g)

$0.81 ZMW 16.18

$0.78 ZMW 15.64

3.85%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.01 ZMW 40.21

$1.63 ZMW 32.59

23.31%

Eggs

$1.15 ZMW 22.90

$1.78 ZMW 35.48

-35.39%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.93 ZMW 158

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.04 ZMW 40.69

$3.91 ZMW 78.0

-47.83%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.77 ZMW 75.2

$4.68 ZMW 93.5

-19.44%

Apples (1kg)

$1.62 ZMW 32.41

$2.49 ZMW 49.78

-34.94%

Banana (1kg)

$1.64 ZMW 32.76

$1.65 ZMW 32.98

-0.61%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.62 ZMW 32.34

$2.81 ZMW 56.2

-42.35%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.61 ZMW 32.24

$1.15 ZMW 23.00

40.00%

Potato (1kg)

$2.43 ZMW 48.61

$1.90 ZMW 37.91

27.89%

Onion (1kg)

$1.26 ZMW 25.13

$1.32 ZMW 26.42

-4.55%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.92 ZMW 18.37

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.68 ZMW 13.68

$0.48 ZMW 9.52

41.67%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.22 ZMW 24.33

$2.42 ZMW 48.41

-49.59%

Wine (Bottle)

$4.57 ZMW 91.2

$7.40 ZMW 148

-38.24%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ZMW 10.27

$1.14 ZMW 22.72

-55.26%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.64 ZMW 12.77

$1.59 ZMW 31.65

-59.75%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.04 ZMW 20.67

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$38.21 ZMW 763

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.81 ZMW 56.2

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.42 ZMW 8.30

$1.17 ZMW 23.37

-64.10%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.45 ZMW 169

$9.34 ZMW 186

-9.53%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.23 ZMW 24.60

$1.23 ZMW 24.57

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$8,063 ZMW 161.0K

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$29.0K ZMW 579.1K

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$41.54 ZMW 830

$91.3 ZMW 1,824

-54.52%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$53.3 ZMW 1,064

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$126 ZMW 2,513

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$8.12 ZMW 162

$45.32 ZMW 905

-82.08%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.95 ZMW 279

Cinema Ticket

$4.13 ZMW 82.5

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$179 ZMW 3,576

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,680 ZMW 193.3K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$16.31 ZMW 326

$18.79 ZMW 375

-13.20%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$10.50 ZMW 210

$16.87 ZMW 337

-37.76%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$41.19 ZMW 822

$85.4 ZMW 1,706

-51.79%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$62.0 ZMW 1,238

$72.9 ZMW 1,456

-14.99%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$230 ZMW 4,586

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$124 ZMW 2,468

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,032 ZMW 20.6K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$598 ZMW 12.0K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,935 ZMW 38.6K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$13.8K ZMW 275.2K

$3,782 ZMW 75.5K

264.41%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$101 ZMW 2,017

$344 ZMW 6,864

-70.62%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Chingola: January 13, 2026

Last update for Lusaka: January 12, 2026

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