Al Ain vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$2003
🏠 One person rent
$900
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$437
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$130
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
38
35
😀 Quality of life
82
51
🏙️ Population
767K
2.47M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 87% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 4139th and 6881st ($1455 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 9th in the United Arab Emirates and Zambia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Al Ain compared to 0.2 months in Lusaka. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 562nd and 6622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Lusaka

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Al Ain Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$8.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$63.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
24.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$1971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$4422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$6.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$4.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$21.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$15258

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$2470
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$1543
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$2133
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$1170
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$1355
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$1791
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$797
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1082
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1193
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2100
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$2015
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$530
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$494
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$526
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1062
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1340
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$497
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1218
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$521
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$559
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$514
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$965
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1059
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$778
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$505
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$917
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$700
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$558
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$485
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$454
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$457
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$471
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$717
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$816
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$459
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$517

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$925
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$849
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$692
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$1304
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$629
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1602
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1378
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$727
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$813
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1015
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$780
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$677
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$755
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1166
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$565
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1029
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$632
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$792
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$840
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$1044
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$754
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$587
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$632
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$1132
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$875
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$489
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$559
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$495
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$516
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$452
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$494
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$522
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$456
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$590
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$549
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$952
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$615
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$463
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$691