Lusaka vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$1789
🏠 One person rent
$250
$258
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$759
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
36
19
😀 Quality of life
48
38
🏙️ Population
2.47M
9.71M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 4% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 7016th and 7242nd ($685 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 159th in Zambia and China, respectively. Check Zambia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 1.2 months in Nanyang. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Nanyang ranked 314th in China, while ranked 6308th and 7154th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Nanyang

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Lusaka Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$3339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$1967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$367
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$14023

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$894
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$725
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1139
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1116
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$830
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1090
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1028
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$729
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$670
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1012
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$890
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$731
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$810
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1017
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$761
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$939
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$756
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$834
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$871
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$947
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$662
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$582
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$585
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1079
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$953
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$515
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$574
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$591
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$526
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$498
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$516
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$534
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$500
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$600
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$554
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$663
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$433
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$670

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$614
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$587
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$614
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$594
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$591
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$611
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$622
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$555
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$659
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$599
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$612
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$571
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$650
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$610
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$574
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$542
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$683
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$568
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$541
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$559
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$521
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$647
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$535
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$599
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$599
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$517
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$531
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$612
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$522
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$647
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$598
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$606
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$551
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$554
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$525
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$626
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$575
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$502