Kuwait City vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kuwait City	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1393	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3599	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$698	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$1494	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$207	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2507	$333
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	43	37
😀 Quality of life	75	49
🏙️ Population	2.99M	2.47M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 89% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 3893rd and 6726th ($1393 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Kuwait and Zambia, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 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 1114th and 6269th 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	$9.69	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.2	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.17	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$5.73	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$786	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$597	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1716	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1333	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.12%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6776	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2989	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.3	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.3	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.63	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.93	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.28	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.33	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.93	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$119	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.7	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.02	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.7	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6378	$9642

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Cities near Kuwait City

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
82 km or 51 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
82 km or 51 mi	Al-Faw	$736
112 km or 69 mi	Abadan	$547
116 km or 72 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
119 km or 74 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
125 km or 78 mi	Basra	$904
176 km or 110 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
226 km or 141 mi	Ahvaz	$597
250 km or 155 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
257 km or 159 mi	Behbahan	$536
281 km or 174 mi	Bushehr	$551
285 km or 177 mi	Amarah	$683
308 km or 192 mi	Shushtar	$562
311 km or 193 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
312 km or 194 mi	Jubail	$901
314 km or 195 mi	Borazjan	$546
328 km or 204 mi	Izeh	$525
337 km or 209 mi	Samawah	$582
337 km or 209 mi	Qatif	$897
337 km or 210 mi	Dezful	$583
344 km or 214 mi	Andimeshk	$577
356 km or 221 mi	Kazerun	$557
375 km or 233 mi	Yasuj	$529
388 km or 241 mi	Dammam	$1056
405 km or 252 mi	Kut	$626
406 km or 252 mi	Dhahran	$1068
412 km or 256 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$467
428 km or 266 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
435 km or 270 mi	Manama	$1280
436 km or 271 mi	Isa Town	$1243
441 km or 274 mi	Riffa	$1223
442 km or 275 mi	Shiraz	$589
452 km or 281 mi	Kufa	$570
456 km or 284 mi	Najaf	$587
456 km or 284 mi	Khorramabad	$554
468 km or 291 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
469 km or 292 mi	Marvdasht	$563
470 km or 292 mi	Dorud	$513
473 km or 294 mi	Shahreza	$502

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