Jerusalem vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$1880
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$332
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	77	36
😀 Quality of life	84	48
🏙️ Population	936K	2.47M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 197% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 1770th and 7016th ($2037 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 9th in Israel and Zambia, respectively. Check Israel vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 358th and 6308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Lusaka

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	Jerusalem	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$5845

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$934
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$952
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$721
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1768
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$847
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1536
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1741
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1866
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1815
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$730
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2020
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1751
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$705
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2085
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1872
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$692
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1838
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1651
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1632
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1671

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