Hangzhou vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hangzhou	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$805	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2398	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$369	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.8	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1212	$333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	37
😀 Quality of life	72	49
🏙️ Population	11.9M	2.47M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 9% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 6419th and 6726th ($805 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 6th in China and Zambia, respectively. Check China vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hangzhou compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Hangzhou ranked 10th best city to live in China vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 1916th and 6269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Lusaka

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	Hangzhou	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.86	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$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	$282	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.2	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8089	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4179	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.71	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.99	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.5	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.93	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.5	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.51	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$441	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31296	$9642

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Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$716
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$670
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$573
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$650
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$677
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$868
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$695
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$587
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$708
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$654
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$670
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$700
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$672
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1097
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$665
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$645
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$984
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$702
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$661
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$657
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$590
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$642
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$616
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$643
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$682
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$607
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$602
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$631
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$691
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$621
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$636
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$603
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$701
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$671
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$644
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$746

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