Cost of Living Comparison Between Lusaka and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Lusaka and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Lusaka is 22.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 31.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lusaka is 6.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 33.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.08 ZMW 142

$11.88 MX$210

-40.40%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$25.03 ZMW 500

$41.90 MX$740

-40.26%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.64 ZMW 72.8

$10.55 MX$186

-65.50%

Cappuccino

$1.94 ZMW 38.70

$3.60 MX$63.5

-46.11%

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

$0.68 ZMW 13.65

$1.50 MX$26.45

-54.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.34 ZMW 6.70

$0.91 MX$16.09

-62.64%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.89 ZMW 17.74

$3.08 MX$54.4

-71.10%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.74 ZMW 34.77

$4.47 MX$78.8

-61.07%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.32 ZMW 26.44

$1.39 MX$24.54

-5.04%

White Bread (500g)

$0.78 ZMW 15.65

$1.90 MX$33.47

-58.95%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.63 ZMW 32.61

$1.60 MX$28.27

1.87%

Eggs

$1.78 ZMW 35.49

$2.60 MX$45.97

-31.54%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.93 ZMW 158

$8.36 MX$148

-5.14%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.91 ZMW 78.1

$8.64 MX$152

-54.75%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.68 ZMW 93.5

$10.91 MX$192

-57.10%

Apples (1kg)

$2.49 ZMW 49.80

$2.61 MX$45.98

-4.60%

Banana (1kg)

$1.65 ZMW 32.99

$1.44 MX$25.46

14.58%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.81 ZMW 56.2

$1.96 MX$34.55

43.37%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.15 ZMW 23.01

$2.12 MX$37.34

-45.75%

Potato (1kg)

$1.90 ZMW 37.92

$1.86 MX$32.87

2.15%

Onion (1kg)

$1.32 ZMW 26.44

$2.22 MX$39.20

-40.54%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.92 ZMW 18.37

$1.02 MX$17.99

-9.80%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ZMW 9.53

$1.04 MX$18.36

-53.85%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.42 ZMW 48.44

$4.05 MX$71.5

-40.25%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.40 ZMW 148

$10.18 MX$180

-27.31%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.14 ZMW 22.74

$1.69 MX$29.79

-32.54%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.59 ZMW 31.67

$2.62 MX$46.25

-39.31%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.04 ZMW 20.68

$0.51 MX$9.09

103.92%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$38.21 ZMW 763

$26.52 MX$468

44.08%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.81 ZMW 56.2

$3.15 MX$55.7

-10.79%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.17 ZMW 23.38

$2.46 MX$43.49

-52.44%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.34 ZMW 187

$3.26 MX$57.5

186.50%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.23 ZMW 24.59

$1.32 MX$23.36

-6.82%

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

$8,063 ZMW 161.1K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-73.20%

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

$29.0K ZMW 579.4K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

22.05%

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

$91.3 ZMW 1,825

$83.5 MX$1,474

9.35%

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

$53.3 ZMW 1,064

$22.86 MX$404

133.03%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$126 ZMW 2,515

$30.04 MX$530

318.94%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$45.32 ZMW 906

$51.9 MX$916

-12.68%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.95 ZMW 279

$18.30 MX$323

-23.77%

Cinema Ticket

$4.13 ZMW 82.5

$5.12 MX$90.4

-19.34%

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

$179 ZMW 3,578

$201 MX$3,541

-10.74%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,680 ZMW 193.4K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

82.02%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$18.79 ZMW 375

$35.73 MX$631

-47.41%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$16.87 ZMW 337

$40.27 MX$711

-58.11%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$85.4 ZMW 1,707

$79.2 MX$1,398

7.89%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$72.9 ZMW 1,457

$89.3 MX$1,576

-18.30%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$230 ZMW 4,588

$947 MX$16.7K

-75.75%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$124 ZMW 2,469

$483 MX$8,525

-74.41%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,032 ZMW 20.6K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-35.48%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$598 ZMW 12.0K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-50.58%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,935 ZMW 38.7K

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-51.58%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,782 ZMW 75.6K

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-40.94%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$344 ZMW 6,868

$730 MX$12.9K

-52.89%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

118.91%

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

Last update for Lusaka: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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