Beirut vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beirut	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1165	$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2943	$1880
🏠 One person rent	$555	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$1163	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$318	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$453	$332
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	75	36
😀 Quality of life	61	48
🏙️ Population	2.42M	2.47M

The cost of living in Beirut is 70% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 4691st and 7016th ($1165 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Lebanon and Zambia, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 4996th and 6308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Lusaka

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	Beirut	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.92	$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.5	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.96	$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.6	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$646	$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1699	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$720	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.9	$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.1%	21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3352	$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1315	$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.54	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.04	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.6	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7	$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.7	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.8	$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4334	$5845

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Cities near Beirut

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Jounieh	$948
37 km or 23 mi	Zahle	$857
38 km or 23 mi	Sidon	$767
68 km or 42 mi	Tripoli	$708
75 km or 46 mi	Tyre	$545
76 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1604
83 km or 52 mi	Damascus	$672
99 km or 62 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1619
102 km or 64 mi	Safed	$1635
106 km or 66 mi	Nahariya	$1565
112 km or 69 mi	Karmiel	$1579
114 km or 71 mi	Acre	$1451
115 km or 72 mi	Sakhnin	$1612
116 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1624
119 km or 74 mi	Tamra	$1617
122 km or 76 mi	Tiberias	$1544
123 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1585
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1604
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1607
124 km or 77 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1617
127 km or 79 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1591
130 km or 81 mi	Haifa	$1582
131 km or 82 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1659
132 km or 82 mi	Nesher	$1532
133 km or 83 mi	Nazareth	$1674
137 km or 85 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1664
142 km or 88 mi	Yokneam Illit	$1706
144 km or 89 mi	Afula	$1614
145 km or 90 mi	Homs	$462
151 km or 94 mi	Irbid	$630
155 km or 97 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$1749
156 km or 97 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1708
165 km or 103 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$1787
169 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1758
169 km or 105 mi	Hadera	$1556
179 km or 111 mi	Hama	$450
183 km or 114 mi	Jerash	$598
183 km or 114 mi	Netanya	$2045
184 km or 114 mi	Latakia	$427
186 km or 116 mi	Tayibe	$1838

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