Guangzhou vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$1907
🏠 One person rent
$333
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$332
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
97
36
😀 Quality of life
75
51
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.47M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 4% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 6607th and 6460th ($742 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 9th in China and Zambia, respectively. Check China vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.4 months in Lusaka. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 955th and 6238th 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
$4.17
$3.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$67.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$131
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
21.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$2014
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$5.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$3.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$24.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$5932

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Lusaka

Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$795
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1210
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1238
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$784
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1236
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1107
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$689
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$734
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$957
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$852
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$691
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$761
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1121
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$722
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$953
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$777
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$970
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$837
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$961
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$645
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$367
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$550
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1176
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$993
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$332
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$337
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$363
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$335
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$326
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$332
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$338
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$327
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$554
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$511
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1014
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$605
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$457
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$992