Dongguan vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dongguan	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$656	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1973	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$250	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$527	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$84	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	69	37
😀 Quality of life	69	49
🏙️ Population	10.5M	2.47M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 11% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 7169th and 6726th ($656 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 6th in China and Zambia, respectively. Check China vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 2941st and 6269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Lusaka

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	Dongguan	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.41	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$659	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.08%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5615	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3422	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.16	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.2	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$489	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$9642

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$774
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$916
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$611
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$601
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$461
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$804
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$653
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2432
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1588
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$794
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$764
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$812
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$936
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$823
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$818
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$877
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$755
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$569
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$803
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$758
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$443
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$655
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$451
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$581
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$724
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$761
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$756
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$761
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$771
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$649
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$702
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$522
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$609
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$590
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$579
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$598

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