Lusaka vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$250
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$1630
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
36
20
😀 Quality of life
48
67
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.41M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 20% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 7016th and 6257th ($685 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 17th in Zambia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Zambia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 1.9 months in Medina. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6308th and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Medina

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Lusaka Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$7706

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Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$725
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1139
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1116
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$830
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$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
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934