Lusaka vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$250
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$1661
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
36
95
😀 Quality of life
48
87
🏙️ Population
2.47M
4.04M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 35% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 7016th and 5212th ($685 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Zambia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Zambia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 6308th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$8.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$13786

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$810
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$761
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$939
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$756
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$834
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$871
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$947
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$662
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$582
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$585
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$1079
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$953
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$515
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$574
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$591
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$526
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$498
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$516
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$534
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$500
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$600
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$554
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$1000
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$663
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$1158
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$868
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$1028
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$745
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$828
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$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
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$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
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$683
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$1229
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$666
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$654
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$932
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$719
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$821
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$776
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$807
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$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
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$731
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$1231
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$642
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$719
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$702
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$713
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$643
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$708
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$592
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$716
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$605