Jeddah vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$1907
🏠 One person rent
$495
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1997
$332
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
45
36
😀 Quality of life
73
51
🏙️ Population
4.7M
2.47M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 42% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 4731st and 6460th ($1100 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 0.4 months in Lusaka. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 1616th and 6238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$3.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.87
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$935
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$67.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$131
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
21.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1859
$2014
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$8.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.64
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.07
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.2
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$3.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$24.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6667
$5932

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$1032
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$1361
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$844
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$892
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$938
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$920
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$923
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$466
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$860
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$467
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$1047
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1095
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$498
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$280
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$467
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$1013
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$996
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$1061
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$466
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1000
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$404
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$443
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$434
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1642
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$440
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$523
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$467
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$800
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$625
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$959
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$466
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$449
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$854
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$899
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$470

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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