Jerusalem vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jerusalem	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1948	$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4581	$1907
🏠 One person rent	$1113	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$1998	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2599	$332
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	77	36
😀 Quality of life	85	51
🏙️ Population	936K	2.47M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 151% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 1907th and 6460th ($1948 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 9th in Israel and Zambia, respectively. Check Israel vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.4 months in Lusaka. Jerusalem ranked 3rd best city to live in Israel vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 276th and 6238th 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	$16.1	$3.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.3	$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.88	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1338	$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$906	$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2415	$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1678	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.6	$67.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$131
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.13%	21.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13221	$2014
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9303	$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.54	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$8.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$5.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.6	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$3.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.5	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.6	$24.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10218	$5932

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$964
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1011
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$737
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1752
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$802
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1583
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2068
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1701
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1885
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1900
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1896
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1871
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1914
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1826
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$849
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2050
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2113
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$760
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2010
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1920
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1848
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1718
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2149
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1873
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$679
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1850
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1678
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1687
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1499

Cities near Lusaka

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