Jerusalem vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	78	37
😀 Quality of life	85	49
🏙️ Population	936K	2.47M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 186% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 1551st and 6726th ($2114 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 6th 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 374th and 6269th 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	$22.2	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$9642

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1930
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

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