Lusaka vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2003
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$272
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$437
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$2274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
35
66
😀 Quality of life
51
86
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.25M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 50% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6881st and 3851st ($777 vs $1543) 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 1.5 months in Sharjah. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6622nd and 367th 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
$8.56
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.9%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1971
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4422
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.77
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.9
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15258
$8199

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$925
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$849
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$692
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1304
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$629
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1602
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1378
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$727
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$813
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1015
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$780
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$677
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$755
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1166
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$565
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1029
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$632
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$792
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$840
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1044
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$754
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$632
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1132
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$875
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$489
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$559
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$495
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$516
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$452
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$494
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$522
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$456
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$590
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$549
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$952
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$615
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$463
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469