Kuwait City vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kuwait City	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1457	$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3814	$1880
🏠 One person rent	$711	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$1511	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$391	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2257	$332
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	43	36
😀 Quality of life	74	48
🏙️ Population	2.99M	2.47M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 113% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 3883rd and 7016th ($1457 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Kuwait and Zambia, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 1287th and 6308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Lusaka

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	Kuwait City	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.81	$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.5	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.21	$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.9	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$794	$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$612	$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1677	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1368	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.8	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5807	$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2705	$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.3	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.6	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.04	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.63	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.01	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.4	$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.51	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$114	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.5	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.64	$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7012	$5845

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Cities near Kuwait City

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
82 km or 51 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
82 km or 51 mi	Al-Faw	$713
112 km or 69 mi	Abadan	$557
116 km or 72 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
119 km or 74 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
125 km or 78 mi	Basra	$879
176 km or 110 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
226 km or 141 mi	Ahvaz	$588
250 km or 155 mi	Nasiriyah	$665
257 km or 159 mi	Behbahan	$507
281 km or 174 mi	Bushehr	$548
285 km or 177 mi	Amarah	$680
308 km or 192 mi	Shushtar	$559
311 km or 193 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$547
312 km or 194 mi	Jubail	$928
314 km or 195 mi	Borazjan	$541
328 km or 204 mi	Izeh	$490
337 km or 209 mi	Samawah	$586
337 km or 209 mi	Qatif	$878
337 km or 210 mi	Dezful	$588
344 km or 214 mi	Andimeshk	$583
356 km or 221 mi	Kazerun	$537
375 km or 233 mi	Yasuj	$489
388 km or 241 mi	Dammam	$989
405 km or 252 mi	Kut	$631
406 km or 252 mi	Dhahran	$870
412 km or 256 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$495
428 km or 266 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$370
435 km or 270 mi	Manama	$1267
436 km or 271 mi	Isa Town	$1226
441 km or 274 mi	Riffa	$1218
442 km or 275 mi	Shiraz	$558
452 km or 281 mi	Kufa	$566
456 km or 284 mi	Najaf	$585
456 km or 284 mi	Khorramabad	$559
468 km or 291 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
469 km or 292 mi	Marvdasht	$546
470 km or 292 mi	Dorud	$518
473 km or 294 mi	Shahreza	$527

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