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

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 13.8% cheaper than Lusaka without rent, and 18.7% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 2.9% cheaper than Lusaka without rent, and 6.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.97 COP 21.9K

$7.08 ZMW 142

-15.68%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.40 COP 119.0K

$25.03 ZMW 500

29.44%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.13 COP 26.2K

$3.64 ZMW 72.8

95.88%

Cappuccino

$1.65 COP 6,043

$1.94 ZMW 38.70

-14.95%

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

$1.06 COP 3,882

$0.68 ZMW 13.65

55.88%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.77 COP 2,839

$0.34 ZMW 6.70

126.47%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.75 COP 6,418

$0.89 ZMW 17.74

96.63%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.06 COP 11.2K

$1.74 ZMW 34.77

75.86%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.10 COP 4,026

$1.32 ZMW 26.44

-16.67%

White Bread (500g)

$1.30 COP 4,771

$0.78 ZMW 15.65

66.67%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.34 COP 4,905

$1.63 ZMW 32.61

-17.79%

Eggs

$2.26 COP 8,299

$1.78 ZMW 35.49

26.97%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.50 COP 16.5K

$7.93 ZMW 158

-43.25%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.80 COP 21.3K

$3.91 ZMW 78.1

48.34%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.96 COP 32.9K

$4.68 ZMW 93.5

91.45%

Apples (1kg)

$2.37 COP 8,691

$2.49 ZMW 49.80

-4.82%

Banana (1kg)

$1.07 COP 3,939

$1.65 ZMW 32.99

-35.15%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.48 COP 5,418

$2.81 ZMW 56.2

-47.33%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.36 COP 5,011

$1.15 ZMW 23.01

18.26%

Potato (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,135

$1.90 ZMW 37.92

-40.53%

Onion (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,161

$1.32 ZMW 26.44

-14.39%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 COP 3,274

$0.92 ZMW 18.37

-3.26%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 COP 3,114

$0.48 ZMW 9.53

77.08%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.28 COP 8,361

$2.42 ZMW 48.44

-5.79%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.15 COP 37.3K

$7.40 ZMW 148

37.16%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.19 COP 4,359

$1.14 ZMW 22.74

4.39%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.40 COP 8,828

$1.59 ZMW 31.67

50.94%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.84 COP 3,074

$1.04 ZMW 20.68

-19.23%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.85 COP 150.0K

$38.21 ZMW 763

6.91%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.48 COP 5,417

$2.81 ZMW 56.2

-47.33%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.89 COP 6,949

$1.17 ZMW 23.38

61.54%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.05 COP 29.5K

$9.34 ZMW 187

-13.81%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.94 COP 3,455

$1.23 ZMW 24.59

-23.58%

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

$17.7K COP 65.1M

$8,063 ZMW 161.1K

120.04%

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

$26.4K COP 96.8M

$29.0K ZMW 579.4K

-9.09%

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

$81.9 COP 300.7K

$91.3 ZMW 1,825

-10.35%

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

$9.54 COP 35.0K

$53.3 ZMW 1,064

-82.09%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.68 COP 87.0K

$126 ZMW 2,515

-81.18%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.85 COP 94.9K

$45.32 ZMW 906

-42.96%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 COP 68.7K

$13.95 ZMW 279

34.19%

Cinema Ticket

$4.05 COP 14.9K

$4.13 ZMW 82.5

-1.94%

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

$316 COP 1.2M

$179 ZMW 3,578

76.40%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,971 COP 21.9M

$9,680 ZMW 193.4K

-38.32%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.0 COP 216.4K

$18.79 ZMW 375

213.73%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.49 COP 119.3K

$16.87 ZMW 337

92.59%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$99.9 COP 366.7K

$85.4 ZMW 1,707

16.89%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 COP 394.9K

$72.9 ZMW 1,457

47.46%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$491 COP 1.8M

$230 ZMW 4,588

114.04%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$371 COP 1.4M

$124 ZMW 2,469

200.28%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$821 COP 3.0M

$1,032 ZMW 20.6K

-20.37%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$731 COP 2.7M

$598 ZMW 12.0K

22.17%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,019 COP 11.1M

$1,935 ZMW 38.7K

56.05%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,332 COP 4.9M

$3,782 ZMW 75.6K

-64.77%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$517 COP 1.9M

$344 ZMW 6,868

50.41%

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: January 12, 2026

Last update for Lusaka: January 12, 2026

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