Lusaka vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$250
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
36
35
😀 Quality of life
48
19
🏙️ Population
2.47M
2.96M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 25% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 7016th and 8269th ($685 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Zambia and Yemen, respectively. Check Zambia vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 6308th and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$2963

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$894
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$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
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$491
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$491
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$489
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$488
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$934
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$915
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$553
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$584
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$895
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$492
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$554
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$491
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$895
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$686
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$524
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$490
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$527
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$491
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$671
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$946
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$940
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$988
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$799
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1123
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1096
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1586
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810