Lusaka vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$1375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$3148
🏠 One person rent
$360
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$2188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
36
44
😀 Quality of life
51
70
🏙️ Population
2.47M
157K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 43% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6460th and 3950th ($777 vs $1375) 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 0.4 months in Lusaka compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6238th and 3031st among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.81
$8.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$11.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$798
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$1068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$2294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$8.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$74.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$10676

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$795
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1210
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1238
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$784
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1236
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1107
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$689
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$734
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$957
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$852
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$691
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$761
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1121
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$722
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$953
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$777
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$970
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$837
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$961
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$645
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$367
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$550
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1176
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$993
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$332
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$337
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$363
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$335
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$326
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$332
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$338
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$327
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$554
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$511
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1014
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$605
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$457
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$992

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1327
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1285
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$959
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1005
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$868
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1810
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$910
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1872
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$646
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$621
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$798
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$606
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$606
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1642
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$890
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1424
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$710
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2229
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$541
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1612
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$1841
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$561
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$543
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$540
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$875
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1132
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1191
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$559
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604