Lusaka vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lusaka	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2249	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$312	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$333	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	37	15
😀 Quality of life	49	47
🏙️ Population	2.47M	886K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 32% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 6726th and 4967th ($738 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th in Zambia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Zambia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6269th and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Tabuk

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	Lusaka	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.95	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.8	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.8	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$125	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.29%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2003	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4875	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.39	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.3	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9642	$8574

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Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028