Lusaka vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$2300
🏠 One person rent
$360
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$836
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
36
55
😀 Quality of life
51
53
🏙️ Population
2.47M
39K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 23% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 6460th and 5228th ($777 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Zambia and the Palestine, respectively. Check Zambia vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lusaka compared to 0.8 months in Ramallah. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 6238th and 6114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.81
$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$5.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$770
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$8.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$5.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$4.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$9.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$3737

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$968
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$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
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$1948
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$964
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1583
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$1752
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2068
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$1900
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$849
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$1701
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$760
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$737
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2113
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$1776
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$1873
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$1826
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2149
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$1871
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$1939
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$1850
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$802
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$679
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1848
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$1962
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1499