Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Lusaka Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Lusaka

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 11.8% cheaper than Lusaka without rent, and 18% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 5.3% cheaper than Lusaka without rent, and 2.6% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.23 COP 26K

$7.31 ZMW 180

-14.77%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.34 COP 134.8K

$25.24 ZMW 621

28.13%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.39 COP 30.8K

$3.65 ZMW 89.8

102.47%

Cappuccino

$1.72 COP 7,155

$1.94 ZMW 47.7

-11.34%

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

$1.1 COP 4,575

$0.73 ZMW 17.91

50.68%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.73 COP 3,060

$0.34 ZMW 8.36

114.71%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.66 COP 6,916

$0.88 ZMW 21.69

88.64%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.2 COP 13.3K

$1.84 ZMW 45.19

73.91%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.09 COP 4,552

$1.27 ZMW 31.34

-14.17%

White Bread (500g)

$1.24 COP 5,188

$0.8 ZMW 19.66

55.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.33 COP 5,544

$1.66 ZMW 40.9

-19.88%

Eggs

$2.22 COP 9,252

$1.79 ZMW 44.03

24.02%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.55 COP 19K

$7.84 ZMW 193

-41.96%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.71 COP 23.8K

$3.81 ZMW 93.7

49.87%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.59 COP 35.8K

$4.73 ZMW 116

81.61%

Apples (1kg)

$2.26 COP 9,410

$2.49 ZMW 61.2

-9.24%

Banana (1kg)

$1.07 COP 4,461

$1.66 ZMW 40.93

-35.54%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.51 COP 6,293

$2.79 ZMW 68.6

-45.88%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.42 COP 5,911

$1.12 ZMW 27.52

26.79%

Potato (1kg)

$1.11 COP 4,619

$1.87 ZMW 46.08

-40.64%

Onion (1kg)

$1.18 COP 4,932

$1.38 ZMW 33.86

-14.49%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 COP 3,718

$0.93 ZMW 22.89

-4.30%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.84 COP 3,507

$0.49 ZMW 12.01

71.43%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.35 COP 9,809

$2.43 ZMW 59.7

-3.29%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.34 COP 38.9K

$6.7 ZMW 165

39.40%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.18 COP 4,927

$1.09 ZMW 26.83

8.26%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.49 COP 10.4K

$1.57 ZMW 38.64

58.60%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.83 COP 3,464

$1.02 ZMW 25.19

-18.63%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$41.9 COP 174.7K

$38.27 ZMW 942

9.49%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.41 COP 5,899

$2.67 ZMW 65.6

-47.19%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.96 COP 8,164

$1.15 ZMW 28.23

70.43%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.85 COP 32.7K

$9.45 ZMW 232

-16.93%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.02 COP 4,265

$1.2 ZMW 29.51

-15.00%

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

$17.6K COP 73.4M

$8,101 ZMW 199.3K

117.25%

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

$26.2K COP 109.2M

$28.1K ZMW 692K

-6.85%

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

$82.5 COP 344.1K

$91.5 ZMW 2,250

-9.75%

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

$9.44 COP 39.4K

$53.1 ZMW 1,305

-82.21%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.51 COP 98K

$127 ZMW 3,118

-81.45%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.68 COP 107.1K

$45.64 ZMW 1,123

-43.73%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.14 COP 79.8K

$13.97 ZMW 344

37.01%

Cinema Ticket

$3.96 COP 16.5K

$4.13 ZMW 102

-4.12%

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

$305 COP 1.3M

$174 ZMW 4,278

75.30%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,925 COP 24.7M

$9,526 ZMW 234.3K

-37.80%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.9 COP 241.4K

$18.76 ZMW 461

208.64%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$31.59 COP 131.7K

$17.25 ZMW 424

83.13%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$103 COP 430.1K

$84.2 ZMW 2,072

22.46%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$106 COP 440.5K

$72.2 ZMW 1,775

46.42%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$489 COP 2M

$223 ZMW 5,475

119.88%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$379 COP 1.6M

$124 ZMW 3,052

205.52%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$827 COP 3.4M

$1,034 ZMW 25.4K

-20.00%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$729 COP 3M

$605 ZMW 14.9K

20.54%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,190 COP 9.1M

$2,020 ZMW 49.7K

8.44%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,532 COP 6.4M

$4,856 ZMW 119.5K

-68.44%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$550 COP 2.3M

$314 ZMW 7,714

75.39%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.43

-46.28%

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

Last update for Medellin: October 28, 2025

Last update for Lusaka: October 27, 2025

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