Lusaka vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$655
$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1696
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$218
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$350
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98
$768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
36
60
😀 Quality of life
50
57
🏙️ Population
2.47M
9.4M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 8% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 7398th and 7025th ($655 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 46th in Zambia and China, respectively. Check Zambia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lusaka compared to 1.1 months in Ningbo. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 6625th and 6133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Ningbo

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Lusaka Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.48
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.62
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$206
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.9
$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.8
$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.21%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2016
$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4812
$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$4.29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.82
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.1
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11593
$15234

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$748
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$687
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$577
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1062
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$650
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1278
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1069
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$761
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$653
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1021
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$751
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$716
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$779
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$912
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$587
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1032
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$658
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$820
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$873
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1045
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$755
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$592
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$587
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$888
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$916
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$493
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$565
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$506
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$519
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$458
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$496
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$527
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$461
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$536
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$514
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$996
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$577
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$495
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$576
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$740
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$666
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$597
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$826
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1128
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1003
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$672
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$631
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$673
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$771
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$586
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$632
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$696
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$679
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$696
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$753
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$612
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$674
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$642
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$547
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$700
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$634
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$637
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$639
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$601
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$621
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$604
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$659
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$622
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$630
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$597
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$597
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$620
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$634
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$618
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$531