Lusaka vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$738
$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2249
$2569
🏠 One person rent
$312
$541
🏘️ Family rent
$948
$966
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$333
$1772
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
37
43
😀 Quality of life
49
70
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.42M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 32% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6726th and 4892nd ($738 vs $1090) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Zambia and Oman, respectively. Check Zambia vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 6269th and 2404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.95
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.8
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1082
$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$125
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.29%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2003
$1690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4875
$1296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.23
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.8
$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$9.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$6.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.66
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.39
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.6
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.45
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.3
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9642
$10296

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$687
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$700
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$541
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$917
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$646
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1018
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$875
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$723
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$688
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$992
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$873
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$730
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$794
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$776
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$597
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$961
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$766
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$825
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$854
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$975
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$752
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$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
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$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
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$631
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$461
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$675

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$967
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$780
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$585
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1239
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1844
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2240
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1494
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$605
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$518
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$515
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$829
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$514
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1779
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$547
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1709
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$464
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$548
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$507
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1223
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1280
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1243
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$442
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$809
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$589
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$1068
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$563
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1056
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$897
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$557
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$546
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$901
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$551