Lusaka vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$686
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1784
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$237
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$113
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
35
66
😀 Quality of life
50
87
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.25M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 53% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7322nd and 4144th ($686 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 5th 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 0.2 months in Lusaka compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6732nd and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Sharjah

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Lusaka Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.41
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$431
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$236
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.1
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.19%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1955
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.6
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.32
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.74
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.47
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.8
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$178
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13300
$7922

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$815
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$750
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$613
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1189
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$639
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1473
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1229
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$754
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$718
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1024
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$770
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$706
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$768
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1030
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$577
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1039
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$630
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$828
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$861
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1039
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$764
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$591
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$633
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1002
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$924
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$495
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$530
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$505
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$521
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$458
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$496
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$527
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$461
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$583
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$551
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$628
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$469
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492