Changsha vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$190	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$333
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	37
😀 Quality of life	68	49
🏙️ Population	10M	2.47M

The cost of living in Changsha is 22% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 7932nd and 6726th ($577 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 6th in China and Zambia, respectively. Check China vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 3100th and 6269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Lusaka

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	Changsha	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$9642

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$582
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$570
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$586
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$563
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$579
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$596
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$590
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$569
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$590
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$480
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$549
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$533
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$564
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$591
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$635
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$600
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$609
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$591
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$556
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$724
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$561
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$645
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$506
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$656
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$679
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$638
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$660
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$613
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$558

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