Lusaka vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$360
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
36
71
😀 Quality of life
51
74
🏙️ Population
2.47M
7.01M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 53% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6460th and 2922nd ($777 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Zambia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Zambia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lusaka compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6238th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.81
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$2.25
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$9649

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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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561