Beirut vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$1907
🏠 One person rent
$623
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$332
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
75
36
😀 Quality of life
62
51
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.47M

The cost of living in Beirut is 54% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 4447th and 6460th ($1195 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Lebanon and Zambia, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 0.4 months in Lusaka. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 5118th and 6238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$3.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$67.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$131
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
21.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$2014
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$3.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$24.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$5932

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Lusaka

Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$795
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1210
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1238
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$784
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1236
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1107
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$689
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$734
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$957
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$852
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$691
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$761
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1121
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$722
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$953
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$777
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$970
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$837
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$961
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$645
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$367
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$550
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1176
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$993
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$332
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$337
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$363
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$335
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$326
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$332
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$338
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$327
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$554
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$511
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1014
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$605
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$457
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$992