Al Ain vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$1880
🏠 One person rent
$560
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$332
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
37
36
😀 Quality of life
79
48
🏙️ Population
767K
2.47M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 53% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 5284th and 7016th ($1050 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 600th and 6308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$5845

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$2309
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$1768
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$1603
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$1630
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$786
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$994
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1110
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1810
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1719
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$561
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$547
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$1218
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1267
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$556
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$1226
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$520
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$639
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$531
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$870
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$989
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$878
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$558
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$467
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$515
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$546
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$548
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$541
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$537
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$831
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$806
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$489
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$577

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$894
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$725
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$1139
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$1116
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$830
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1090
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1028
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$729
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$670
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1012
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$890
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$731
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$810
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1017
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$761
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$939
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$756
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$834
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$871
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$947
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$662
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$582
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$585
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$1079
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$953
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$515
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$574
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$591
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$526
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$498
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$516
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$534
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$500
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$600
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$554
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$1000
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$663
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$433
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$670