Lusaka vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2003
$1595
🏠 One person rent
$272
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$437
$366
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$765
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
35
17
😀 Quality of life
51
44
🏙️ Population
2.47M
9.71M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 35% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 6881st and 8211th ($777 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 352nd in Zambia and China, respectively. Check Zambia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lusaka compared to 1.3 months in Nanyang. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Nanyang ranked 320th in China, while ranked 6622nd and 7311th 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
$8.56
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$64.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.9%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1971
$2960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4422
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.77
$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.9
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15258
$16421

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$925
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$849
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$692
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1304
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$629
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1602
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1378
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$727
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$813
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1015
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$780
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$677
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$755
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1166
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$565
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1029
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$632
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$792
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$840
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1044
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$754
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$632
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1132
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$875
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$489
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$559
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$495
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$516
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$452
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$494
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$522
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$456
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$590
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$549
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$952
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$615
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$463
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$555
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$521
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$562
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$545
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$541
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$533
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$575
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$529
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$599
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$556
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$519
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$516
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$593
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$487
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$556
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$522
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$596
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$504
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$540
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$520
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$514
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$524
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$589
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$522
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$573
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$610
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$513
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$520
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$587
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$523
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$595
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$583
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$585
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$525
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$525
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$537
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$513
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$600
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$554
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$492