Lusaka vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lusaka	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$685	$952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1880	$2170
🏠 One person rent	$250	$429
🏘️ Family rent	$606	$677
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$62.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$332	$937
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	36	55
😀 Quality of life	48	51
🏙️ Population	2.47M	39K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 28% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 7016th and 5974th ($685 vs $952) 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 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 1 months in Ramallah. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 6308th and 6160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Ramallah

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	Lusaka	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.96	$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.84	$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$5.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$330	$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.7	$34.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.22%	6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1988	$1208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4865	$903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$8.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.63	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.65	$7.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.3	$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.57	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$3.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$61.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.5	$8.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.8	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.6	$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5845	$3782

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Cities near Lusaka

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

Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2037
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$934
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1536
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1768
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2115
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$1866
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$730
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1741
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$705
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$721
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2020
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1751
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$1872
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$1815
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2085
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$1838
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$847
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$692
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2045
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1758
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1671