Al Ain vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Al Ain	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1449	$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3246	$1696
🏠 One person rent	$889	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$1511	$350
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$251
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3712	$98
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	38	36
😀 Quality of life	82	50
🏙️ Population	767K	2.47M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 121% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 4123rd and 7398th ($1449 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 8th 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 2.6 months in Al Ain compared to 0.1 months in Lusaka. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 588th and 6625th 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	$9.58	$7.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.34	$3.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.42	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.14	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$791	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$706	$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$42.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$64.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.3	$45.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	25.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$2016
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1226	$4812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.6	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.17	$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.23	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$4.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.23	$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.5	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.38	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$602	$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5433	$11593

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1228
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2514
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1419
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2521
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$792
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$1078
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1081
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1849
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1770
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$573
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$530
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$568
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1201
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1237
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$529
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1230
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$534
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$624
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$557
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$908
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1008
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$873
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$553
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$930
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$761
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$530
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$453
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$477
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$503
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$808
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$817
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$463
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$545

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$748
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$687
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$577
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1062
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$650
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1278
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1069
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$761
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$653
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1021
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$751
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1124
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$716
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$779
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$912
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$587
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$1032
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$658
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$820
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$873
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$755
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$592
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$587
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$888
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$916
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$493
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$565
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$506
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$458
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$496
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$527
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$536
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$514
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$996
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$577
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$495
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$692