Al Ain vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$333
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	38	37
😀 Quality of life	75	49
🏙️ Population	767K	2.47M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 150% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 2271st and 6726th ($1844 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th 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 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 1000th and 6269th 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	$9.12	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$9642

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1239
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1494
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2240
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$780
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$967
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1090
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1779
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1709
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$585
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$547
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$518
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1280
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1243
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$514
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$605
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$515
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$1068
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1056
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$897
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$589
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$901
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$464
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$551
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$546
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$557
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$829
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$809
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$529
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$573

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