Lusaka vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$738
$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2249
$3243
🏠 One person rent
$312
$958
🏘️ Family rent
$948
$1655
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$333
$2174
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
37
65
😀 Quality of life
49
83
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.25M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 51% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6726th and 3460th ($738 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 7th in Zambia and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Zambia vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6269th and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.95
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.8
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$9.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1082
$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$125
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.29%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2003
$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4875
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.23
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.8
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.66
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.39
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.6
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.45
$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.3
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9642
$7169

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166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$700
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$541
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$917
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$646
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1018
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$875
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$723
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$688
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$992
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$873
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$730
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$794
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$776
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$597
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$961
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$766
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$825
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$854
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$975
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$752
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$624
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$748
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$947
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$492
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$566
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$507
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$518
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$457
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$493
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$525
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$461
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$583
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$540
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1003
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$631
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$461
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$675

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2240
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2379
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1239
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1844
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$967
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$780
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1090
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1779
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1709
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$547
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$548
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$518
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$514
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1280
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1223
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1243
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$515
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$585
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$1068
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1056
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$589
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$563
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$507
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$897
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$605
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$464
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$546
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$901
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$529
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$829
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$573
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$536