Kaohsiung vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kaohsiung	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$956	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2684	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$361	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.8	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1264	$333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	80	37
😀 Quality of life	83	49
🏙️ Population	2.73M	2.47M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 30% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 5750th and 6726th ($956 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Taiwan and Zambia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 417th and 6269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Lusaka

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	Kaohsiung	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.82	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$876	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.7	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.8	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.19%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4370	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2797	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.8	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.72	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.25	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.97	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.06	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.18	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.3	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.75	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$83	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.1	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10905	$9642

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$814
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$788
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$747
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$770
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$796
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$813
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$728
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$897
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$821
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$731
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$823
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1073
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$627
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$688
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$644
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$967
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$625
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$581
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$451
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$669
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$443
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$569
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$649
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$648
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$655
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$603
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$630
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$936
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$681
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$431
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$764
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$726
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$601
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$601

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