Lusaka vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$1340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2003
$3091
🏠 One person rent
$272
$765
🏘️ Family rent
$437
$1313
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$2321
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
35
45
😀 Quality of life
51
76
🏙️ Population
2.47M
298K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 42% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6881st and 4453rd ($777 vs $1340) 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 0.2 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 6622nd and 1297th 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
$8.56
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$6.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$904
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$568
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$1636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$1009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.9%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1971
$2618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4422
$1965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$8.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$3.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.77
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$39.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.9
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15258
$10985

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$925
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$849
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$692
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1304
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$629
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1602
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1378
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$727
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$813
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1015
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$780
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$677
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$755
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1166
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$565
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1029
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$632
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$792
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$840
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1044
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$754
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$632
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1132
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$875
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$489
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$559
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$495
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$516
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$452
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$494
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$522
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$456
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$590
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$549
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$952
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$615
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$463
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1062
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$965
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1059
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$778
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$2015
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$917
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2100
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$454
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$457
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$494
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$471
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$505
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1628
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$497
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1437
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$703
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2470
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$469
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1543
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2356
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$459
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$522
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$509
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$694
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1455
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1173
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$548
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521