Khartoum vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Khartoum | Lusaka | |
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| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
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| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Khartoum is 37% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 6246th and 7398th ($896 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 8th in Sudan and Zambia, respectively. Check Sudan vs Zambia comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Khartoum compared to 0.1 months in Lusaka. Khartoum ranked 2nd best city to live in Sudan vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 8264th and 6625th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Khartoum vs Lusaka
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| Khartoum | Lusaka | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 7 mi |  Omdurman | |
| 12 km or 7.4 mi | Khartoum North | |
| 271 km or 169 mi | Kosti | |
| 282 km or 175 mi | Atbara | |
| 353 km or 219 mi | El-Gadarif | |
| 366 km or 228 mi | El-Obeid | |
| 415 km or 258 mi | Kassala | |
| 470 km or 292 mi | Ad-Damazin | |
| 629 km or 391 mi |  Gondar | |
| 634 km or 394 mi |  Keren | |
| 668 km or 415 mi | Port Sudan | |
| 680 km or 422 mi | Mendefera | |
| 682 km or 424 mi |  Malakal | |
| 685 km or 426 mi | Asmara | |
| 690 km or 429 mi | Bahir Dar | |
| 740 km or 460 mi | Massawa | |
| 783 km or 487 mi | Mekelle | |
| 803 km or 499 mi | Al-Fashir | |
| 915 km or 568 mi | Nyala | |
| 915 km or 569 mi | Dessie | |
| 944 km or 587 mi |  Aswan | |
| 962 km or 598 mi |  Jeddah | |
| 995 km or 618 mi | Addis Ababa | |
| 999 km or 621 mi | Jimma | |
| 1005 km or 625 mi | Mecca | |
| 1008 km or 627 mi | Wau | |
| 1049 km or 652 mi | Bor | |
| 1066 km or 662 mi | Bareq | |
| 1100 km or 683 mi | Abha | |
| 1103 km or 685 mi | Yanbu | |
| 1122 km or 697 mi |  Al Hudaydah | |
| 1122 km or 697 mi | Luxor | |
| 1150 km or 715 mi | Awasa | |
| 1170 km or 727 mi | Zabid | |
| 1173 km or 729 mi | Bisha | |
| 1175 km or 730 mi | Qena | |
| 1176 km or 731 mi |  Dikhil | |
| 1200 km or 746 mi | Juba | |
| 1207 km or 750 mi | Ali Sabieh | |
| 1208 km or 751 mi | Sa'dah |
Cities near Lusaka
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 166 km or 103 mi |  Kapiri Mposhi | |
| 209 km or 130 mi | Choma | |
| 275 km or 171 mi | Ndola | |
| 289 km or 179 mi | Kitwe | |
| 297 km or 184 mi |  Chinhoyi | |
| 318 km or 198 mi | Mufulira | |
| 322 km or 200 mi | Chingola | |
| 370 km or 230 mi | Kadoma | |
| 373 km or 232 mi | Livingstone | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Harare | |
| 411 km or 255 mi | Chitungwiza | |
| 426 km or 265 mi |  Lubumbashi | |
| 429 km or 267 mi | Kwekwe | |
| 464 km or 288 mi | Marondera | |
| 475 km or 295 mi | Mansa | |
| 478 km or 297 mi | Gweru | |
| 521 km or 324 mi | Likasi | |
| 529 km or 329 mi | Bulawayo | |
| 574 km or 356 mi |  Tete | |
| 584 km or 363 mi | Masvingo | |
| 605 km or 376 mi | Kolwezi | |
| 611 km or 380 mi | Mutare | |
| 613 km or 381 mi |  Lilongwe | |
| 645 km or 401 mi |  Francistown | |
| 658 km or 409 mi | Kasama | |
| 686 km or 426 mi | Chimoio | |
| 688 km or 428 mi | Ntcheu | |
| 694 km or 431 mi | Mzimba | |
| 721 km or 448 mi | Blantyre | |
| 729 km or 453 mi | Monkey Bay | |
| 756 km or 470 mi | Zomba | |
| 757 km or 471 mi | Mangochi | |
| 762 km or 474 mi | Mzuzu | |
| 775 km or 482 mi | Mulanje | |
| 792 km or 492 mi | Serowe | |
| 802 km or 499 mi | Palapye | |
| 852 km or 529 mi | Beira | |
| 869 km or 540 mi | Mahalapye | |
| 917 km or 570 mi |  Mbeya | |
| 956 km or 594 mi | Quelimane |