Doha vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Doha	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1779	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4033	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$1140	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$2017	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$408	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3416	$333
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	45	37
😀 Quality of life	80	49
🏙️ Population	1.19M	2.47M

The cost of living in Doha is 141% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 2449th and 6726th ($1779 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Qatar and Zambia, respectively. Check Qatar vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Doha compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 562nd and 6269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Lusaka

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	Doha	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.28	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1393	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$888	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2490	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1664	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.3	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4779	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3550	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.57	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.87	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.11	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.92	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.7	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$770	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11200	$9642

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Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1709
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1223
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1243
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1280
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$1068
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1056
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$897
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$901
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2379
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1494
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2240
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$547
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$551
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$546
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1844
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$548
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$557
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1239
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$589
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1637
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$563
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$529
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$736
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$536
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$514
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$547
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$780
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$904

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