Lusaka vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lusaka	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$685	$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1880	$3407
🏠 One person rent	$250	$921
🏘️ Family rent	$606	$1393
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$332	$2861
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	36	71
😀 Quality of life	48	77
🏙️ Population	2.47M	7.01M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 57% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7016th and 3292nd ($685 vs $1586) 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 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6308th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Riyadh

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	Lusaka	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.96	$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.84	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$330	$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.7	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.22%	5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1988	$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4865	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.63	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.65	$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.3	$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.57	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.5	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.8	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.6	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5845	$10359

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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 Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$940
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$828
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$870
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$989
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$928
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$878
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1218
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1226
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1267
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1810
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1719
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$944
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$713
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$548
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$557
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$879
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$895
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$541
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$665
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$853
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$537
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$507
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$586
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$588
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$940
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$558
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$680
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$895
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$561
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$489