Lusaka vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lusaka	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$655	$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1696	$2471
🏠 One person rent	$218	$546
🏘️ Family rent	$350	$796
🍽️ Food expenses	$251	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$98	$1724
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	36	15
😀 Quality of life	50	53
🏙️ Population	2.47M	886K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 39% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 7398th and 5095th ($655 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 0.1 months in Lusaka compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Tabuk ranked 11th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6625th and 6448th 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	$7.48	$6.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.82	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$112	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$206	$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.3	$70.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.9	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.8	$81.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	25.21%	4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$1383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4812	$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.68	$6.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.88	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$3.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.17	$25.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$3.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.9	$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.1	$90.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$177	$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11593	$8498

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Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$748
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$687
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$577
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1062
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$650
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1278
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1069
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$761
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$653
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1021
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$751
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1124
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$716
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$779
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$912
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$587
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$1032
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$658
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$820
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$873
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$755
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$592
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$587
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$888
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$916
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$493
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$565
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$506
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
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	$536
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$514
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$996
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$577
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$495
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$692

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$782
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$517
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1734
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$798
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$940
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$645
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$346
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$354
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$718
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1910
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1855
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1645
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1867
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1879
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1021
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$837
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1951
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$987
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$769
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1957
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1009
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$695
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1072
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1850
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$548
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1947
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2347
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2064
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1998
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$276
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233