Jeddah vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2901
$2003
🏠 One person rent
$583
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$437
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$130
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
45
35
😀 Quality of life
76
51
🏙️ Population
4.7M
2.47M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 56% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 4730th and 6881st ($1210 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 1.4 months in Jeddah compared to 0.2 months in Lusaka. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 1324th and 6622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Lusaka

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Jeddah Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.59
$8.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$732
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$63.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.32%
24.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1601
$1971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$4422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.3
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$8.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.18
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.65
$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$4.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$21.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8743
$15258

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$1031
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$976
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$791
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1164
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$890
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$873
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$871
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$919
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$483
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$834
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$484
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$993
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$864
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1124
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$513
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$350
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$475
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$938
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$738
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$947
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$481
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1036
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$379
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$439
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$334
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1628
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$338
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$532
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$476
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$748
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$429
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$872
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$476
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$375
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$753
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$803
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$478

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Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$849
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$692
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1304
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$629
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1602
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1378
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$727
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$813
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1015
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$780
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$677
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$755
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1166
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$565
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1029
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$632
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$792
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$840
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1044
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$754
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$632
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1132
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$875
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$489
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$559
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$495
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$516
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$452
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$494
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$522
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$456
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$590
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$549
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$952
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$615
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$463
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$691