Ganzhou vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ganzhou	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$761	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1990	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$352	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.6	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$922	$333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	44 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	27	37
😀 Quality of life	43	49
🏙️ Population	8.97M	2.47M

The cost of living in Ganzhou is 3% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 6620th and 6726th ($761 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 6th in China and Zambia, respectively. Check China vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Ganzhou compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Ganzhou ranked 148th best city to live in China vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 6697th and 6269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ganzhou vs Lusaka

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	Ganzhou	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.96	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.81	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$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	$404	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$486	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.5	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.2	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6871	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.3	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.19	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.82	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.36	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.14	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.54	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.4	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.9	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.8	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$414	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17058	$9642

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Cities near Ganzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
143 km or 89 mi	Ji'an	$600
177 km or 110 mi	Shaoguan	$818
191 km or 119 mi	Chenzhou	$724
208 km or 129 mi	Meizhou	$655
219 km or 136 mi	Xinyu	$564
226 km or 140 mi	Longyan	$649
226 km or 141 mi	Yichun	$590
228 km or 141 mi	Pingxiang	$577
232 km or 144 mi	Heyuan	$764
249 km or 155 mi	Liling	$563
262 km or 163 mi	Hengyang	$590
272 km or 169 mi	Sanming	$603
278 km or 173 mi	Fuzhou	$585
282 km or 175 mi	Lianzhou	$755
285 km or 177 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
291 km or 181 mi	Jieyang	$443
295 km or 183 mi	Chaozhou	$451
300 km or 186 mi	Xiangtan	$582
305 km or 190 mi	Qingyuan	$794
307 km or 191 mi	Puning	$569
307 km or 191 mi	Huizhou	$601
311 km or 193 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
326 km or 203 mi	Shantou	$581
327 km or 203 mi	Changsha	$577
331 km or 206 mi	Nanchang	$506
332 km or 206 mi	Dongguan	$656
336 km or 209 mi	Nanping	$630
337 km or 209 mi	Yingtan	$603
340 km or 211 mi	Yongzhou	$609
343 km or 213 mi	Shanwei	$936
345 km or 214 mi	Guangzhou	$774
351 km or 218 mi	Xiamen	$688
354 km or 220 mi	Guixi	$598
361 km or 224 mi	Loudi	$579
362 km or 225 mi	Foshan	$611
363 km or 226 mi	Ningxiang	$570
374 km or 233 mi	Wuyishan	$601
375 km or 233 mi	Kinmen	$823
375 km or 233 mi	Hezhou	$758
377 km or 234 mi	Shenzhen	$916

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