Chongqing vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$224	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	88	37
😀 Quality of life	72	49
🏙️ Population	32.1M	2.47M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 14% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 7340th and 6726th ($634 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 6th in China and Zambia, respectively. Check China vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 1675th and 6269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Lusaka

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	Chongqing	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.91	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$9642

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539

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