Lusaka vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$250
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
36
44
😀 Quality of life
48
68
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.42M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 38% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7016th and 4893rd ($685 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 6308th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$8649

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$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
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548