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

🙂 Solo nomad: Chingola is 49.1% cheaper than Lusaka without rent, and 60.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Chingola is 38.8% cheaper than Lusaka without rent, and 60.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$12.58 ZMW 241

$7.35 ZMW 141

71.16%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$20.46 ZMW 391

$25.43 ZMW 487

-19.54%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.70 ZMW 70.7

Cappuccino

$1.93 ZMW 36.94

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

$0.42 ZMW 8.05

$0.69 ZMW 13.18

-39.13%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.30 ZMW 5.80

$0.36 ZMW 6.92

-16.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.48 ZMW 9.25

$0.89 ZMW 17.03

-46.07%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.02 ZMW 19.52

$1.81 ZMW 34.56

-43.65%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.03 ZMW 19.80

$1.26 ZMW 24.17

-18.25%

White Bread (500g)

$0.76 ZMW 14.46

$0.74 ZMW 14.17

2.70%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.11 ZMW 40.35

$1.59 ZMW 30.35

32.70%

Eggs

$1.15 ZMW 22.06

$1.82 ZMW 34.85

-36.81%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.93 ZMW 152

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.10 ZMW 40.16

$3.83 ZMW 73.2

-45.17%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.64 ZMW 69.7

$4.61 ZMW 88.2

-21.04%

Apples (1kg)

$1.63 ZMW 31.19

$2.61 ZMW 49.95

-37.55%

Banana (1kg)

$1.70 ZMW 32.48

$1.61 ZMW 30.78

5.59%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.71 ZMW 32.69

$2.69 ZMW 51.5

-36.43%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.63 ZMW 31.11

$1.12 ZMW 21.45

45.54%

Potato (1kg)

$2.44 ZMW 46.72

$1.88 ZMW 35.99

29.79%

Onion (1kg)

$1.20 ZMW 23.04

$1.39 ZMW 26.56

-13.67%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.94 ZMW 18.05

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.70 ZMW 13.33

$0.52 ZMW 9.88

34.62%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.26 ZMW 24.10

$2.52 ZMW 48.29

-50.00%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.19 ZMW 99.3

$7.48 ZMW 143

-30.61%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 ZMW 9.87

$1.14 ZMW 21.82

-54.39%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.64 ZMW 12.16

$1.56 ZMW 29.94

-58.97%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.95 ZMW 18.25

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$38.75 ZMW 741

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.77 ZMW 53.0

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.42 ZMW 8.00

$1.15 ZMW 21.92

-63.48%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.36 ZMW 160

$9.03 ZMW 173

-7.42%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.22 ZMW 23.27

$1.20 ZMW 22.89

1.67%

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

$8,118 ZMW 155.3K

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

$28.1K ZMW 536.8K

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

$41.72 ZMW 798

$90.3 ZMW 1,727

-53.78%

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

$52.0 ZMW 994

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$127 ZMW 2,433

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$8.35 ZMW 160

$44.62 ZMW 854

-81.29%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.95 ZMW 267

Cinema Ticket

$4.14 ZMW 79.2

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

$176 ZMW 3,358

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,737 ZMW 186.3K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$16.40 ZMW 314

$19.25 ZMW 368

-14.81%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$10.24 ZMW 196

$17.30 ZMW 331

-40.81%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$41.64 ZMW 797

$84.4 ZMW 1,614

-50.64%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$63.0 ZMW 1,205

$74.4 ZMW 1,423

-15.33%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$225 ZMW 4,303

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$123 ZMW 2,360

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,056 ZMW 20.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$583 ZMW 11.2K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,942 ZMW 37.2K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$15.6K ZMW 298.8K

$3,863 ZMW 73.9K

304.41%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$113 ZMW 2,168

$348 ZMW 6,666

-67.47%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

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

Last update for Chingola: February 28, 2026

Last update for Lusaka: March 1, 2026

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