Guangzhou vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$2003
🏠 One person rent
$342
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$437
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$130
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
35
😀 Quality of life
77
51
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.47M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 1% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 6854th and 6881st ($785 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 9th in China and Zambia, respectively. Check China vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.2 months in Lusaka. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 1149th and 6622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Lusaka

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Guangzhou Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$8.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$63.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
24.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$1971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$4422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$8.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$4.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$21.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$15258

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Lusaka

Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$849
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$692
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1304
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$629
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1602
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1378
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$727
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$813
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1015
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$780
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$677
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$755
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1166
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$565
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1029
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$632
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$792
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$840
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1044
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$754
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$632
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1132
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$875
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$489
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$559
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$495
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$516
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$452
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$494
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$522
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$456
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$590
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$549
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$952
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$615
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$463
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$691