Lusaka vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lusaka	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$685	$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1880	$2120
🏠 One person rent	$250	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$606	$750
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$332	$1723
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	36	15
😀 Quality of life	48	45
🏙️ Population	2.47M	886K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 31% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 7016th and 5787th ($685 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 5th 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 1.7 months in Tabuk. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Tabuk ranked 11th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6308th and 6510th 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	$6.96	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.84	$6.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$330	$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$85.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.7	$93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.22%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1988	$1237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4865	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$40.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$6.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.63	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.65	$6.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.3	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.57	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.5	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.8	$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.6	$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5845	$4277

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Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$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

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$694
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$393
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1536
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$777
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$879
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$640
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$278
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$294
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$707
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1657
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1651
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1372
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1607
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1632
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$847
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$721
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1713
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$934
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$806
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1727
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2037
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1004
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$609
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$952
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$692
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1775
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1741
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2115
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1815
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1768
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$303
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881