Lusaka vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$250
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
36
65
😀 Quality of life
48
83
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.25M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 54% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7016th and 3679th ($685 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 6308th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$5054

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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
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507