Lusaka vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$250
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$2207
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
36
44
😀 Quality of life
48
72
🏙️ Population
2.47M
298K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 46% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 7016th and 4400th ($685 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Zambia and Bahrain, respectively. Check Zambia vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6308th and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$10026

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$725
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$1139
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1116
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$830
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1218
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
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$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520