Buenos Aires vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1130
$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2837
$2249
🏠 One person rent
$470
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$887
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$97
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$333
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
79
37
😀 Quality of life
74
49
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.47M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 53% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 4694th and 6726th ($1130 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Argentina and Zambia, respectively. Check Argentina vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 1194th and 6269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.9
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$719
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.01%
21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2657
$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1964
$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.89
$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.04
$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5728
$9642

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$805
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$979
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$741
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$923
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$939
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$924
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$932
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$643
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$838
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$938
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$938
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$552
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$936
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$963
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$935
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$849
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$865
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$952
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$921
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$803
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$938
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$856
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$940
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$828
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$964
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$966
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$863
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$859
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$853
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$925
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$928
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$877
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$889
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$865
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$921
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$920
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$863
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$928
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$915
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$899

Cities near Lusaka

Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$700
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$541
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$917
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$646
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1018
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$875
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$723
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$688
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$992
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$873
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$730
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$794
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$776
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$597
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$961
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$766
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$825
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$854
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$975
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$752
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$624
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$748
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$947
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$492
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$566
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$507
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$518
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$457
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$493
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$525
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$461
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$583
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$540
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1003
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$631
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$461
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$675