Jeddah vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$512	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	45	37
😀 Quality of life	76	49
🏙️ Population	4.7M	2.47M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 55% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 4650th and 6726th ($1146 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th 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 months in Jeddah compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 860th and 6269th 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	$6.67	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$9642

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486

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