Lusaka vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$738
$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2249
$3260
🏠 One person rent
$312
$675
🏘️ Family rent
$948
$1427
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$333
$2298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
37
46
😀 Quality of life
49
74
🏙️ Population
2.47M
298K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 42% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6726th and 4263rd ($738 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.8 months in Manama. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6269th and 1311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Manama

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Lusaka Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.95
$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.8
$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$9.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1082
$1691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$1155
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$125
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.29%
8.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2003
$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4875
$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.23
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.8
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$36.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$7.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.66
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.39
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.6
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.45
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.3
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$377
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9642
$9896

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LusakaManama

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297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
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322 km or 200 mi Chingola
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$992
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
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$730
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$794
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$776
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$597
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$961
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$766
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$825
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$854
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$975
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$752
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$587
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$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
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$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
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$631
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$461
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
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$1243
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$1223
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$1068
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$1056
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$897
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1709
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$901
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1779
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$551
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$546
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$547
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$557
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$589
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$1637
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$1828
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$548
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$1393
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$563
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$736
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$2379
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$536
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1494
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$740
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2240
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$529
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$547
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$544
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$723
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$904
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$1540
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$1844
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$634
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$1239
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$597
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$514