Lusaka vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$360
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
36
44
😀 Quality of life
51
68
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.42M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 31% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6460th and 4635th ($777 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Zambia and Oman, respectively. Check Zambia vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lusaka compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 6238th and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.81
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$8464

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$968
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$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
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646