Kaohsiung vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$1907
🏠 One person rent
$339
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$332
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
81
36
😀 Quality of life
84
51
🏙️ Population
2.73M
2.47M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 20% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 5786th and 6460th ($932 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 9th in Taiwan and Zambia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.4 months in Lusaka. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 320th and 6238th 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
$3.13
$3.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.02
 Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$67.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$131
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
21.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$2014
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$12.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$5.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$3.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$24.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$5932

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655

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