Cost of living comparison

Beirut, Lebanon

compared to

Lusaka, Zambia

Lusaka vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Lusaka is 11.3% cheaper than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 50.9% less in Lusaka
Groceries: pay 32.0% more in Lusaka
Transportation: pay 23.1% less in Lusaka
Housing: pay 26.9% more in Lusaka
Childcare: pay 11.1% more in Lusaka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.9% less in Lusaka
Clothing: pay 45.4% less in Lusaka

The cost of groceries, housing, and childcare in Lusaka are more expensive than in Beirut. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Lusaka.

Lusaka vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lusaka instead of Beirut, you would:

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pay 50.9% less for restaurants

	Beirut	Lusaka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 LBP895,679	$7.21 ZMW174.63	-27.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP684,209	$3.82 ZMW92.54	-50.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,349	$0.71 ZMW17.28	-55.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,212	$0.33 ZMW8.01	-70.7%
Average			-50.9%

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pay 32.0% more for groceries

	Beirut	Lusaka
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LBP81,911	$0.74 ZMW17.91	-19.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.48 LBP490,384	$3.64 ZMW88.04	-33.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.19 LBP554,219	$4.85 ZMW117.50	-21.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 LBP243,330	$1.92 ZMW46.60	-29.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 LBP343,572	$1.80 ZMW43.51	-53.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 LBP61,955	$1.20 ZMW29.08	+73.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 LBP49,758	$0.60 ZMW14.62	+8.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,777	$1.27 ZMW30.64	+208.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 LBP41,778	$0.56 ZMW13.64	+20.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,075	$0.96 ZMW23.15	+144.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,284	$0.67 ZMW16.32	+53.6%
Average			+32.0%

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pay 23.1% less for transportation

	Beirut	Lusaka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,654	$4.77 ZMW115.40	+36.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,717,593	$37.04 ZMW896.89	-50.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 LBP2,687,037,139	$8,004.53 ZMW193,845.78	-73.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,141,991	$12.13 ZMW293.75	-4.9%
Average			-23.1%

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pay 26.9% more for housing

	Beirut	Lusaka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,854,977	$125.92 ZMW3,049.39	+295.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$738.24 LBP66,122,188	$214.42 ZMW5,192.68	-71.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.38 LBP32,188,466	$114.96 ZMW2,783.96	-68.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,436,824	$83.50 ZMW2,022.16	-48.2%
Average			+26.9%

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pay 11.1% more for childcare

	Beirut	Lusaka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.33 LBP25,377,573	$176.79 ZMW4,281.31	-37.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,111.11 LBP368,223,608	$6,570.42 ZMW159,116.06	+59.8%
Average			+11.1%

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pay 29.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Lusaka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,704	$0.97 ZMW23.41	-67.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.80 LBP250,790	$2.07 ZMW50.21	-25.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP179,136	$2.49 ZMW60.28	+24.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.33 LBP5,314,362	$41.21 ZMW998.03	-30.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00 LBP626,975	$3.50 ZMW84.75	-50.0%
Average			-29.9%

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pay 45.4% less for clothing

	Beirut	Lusaka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.12 LBP6,997,493	$18.43 ZMW446.44	-76.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,182,143	$18.78 ZMW454.89	-67.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.12 LBP9,236,690	$90.18 ZMW2,183.80	-12.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.71 LBP9,916,447	$82.76 ZMW2,004.23	-25.2%
Average			-45.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025

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