Dammam vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dammam	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$989	$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2504	$1880
🏠 One person rent	$419	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$757	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2391	$332
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	39	36
😀 Quality of life	73	48
🏙️ Population	903K	2.47M

The cost of living in Dammam is 44% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 5777th and 7016th ($989 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 9th in Saudi Arabia and Zambia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 1641st and 6308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Lusaka

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	Dammam	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.51	$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.92	$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1159	$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1119	$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.06	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.2	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.13	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.16	$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.7	$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8345	$5845

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$870
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1226
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1267
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$878
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1218
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$928
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1719
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1810
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$548
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$541
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$537
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1586
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$561
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$713
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$558
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$556
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$507
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$546
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$557
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$489
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$879
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2309
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1503
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2084
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$588
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$490
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$940
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$547

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$725
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$1139
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1116
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$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
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$939
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$756
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$834
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$871
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$947
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$662
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$582
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$585
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$1079
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$953
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$515
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$574
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$591
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$498
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$516
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$534
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$500
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$600
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$554
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1000
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$663
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$433
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$670