Guangzhou vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guangzhou	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$774	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2226	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$352	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$830	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$79	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1294	$333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	97	37
😀 Quality of life	75	49
🏙️ Population	18.7M	2.47M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 5% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 6548th and 6726th ($774 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 6th in China and Zambia, respectively. Check China vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 1055th and 6269th 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	$3.42	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$465	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$655	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.9	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10125	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4029	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.6	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.72	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.58	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$39	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14511	$9642

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$611
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$656
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$804
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$794
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$461
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$653
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$812
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$916
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1588
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$601
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$823
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2432
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$764
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$818
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$877
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$803
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$755
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$936
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$758
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$761
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$756
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$724
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$569
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$655
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$443
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$771
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$761
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$451
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$581
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$702
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$522
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$609
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$579
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$598
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$649
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$650

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