Lusaka vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$360
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$828
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
36
61
😀 Quality of life
51
56
🏙️ Population
2.47M
9.4M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 15% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6460th and 6976th ($777 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 122nd in Zambia and China, respectively. Check Zambia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lusaka compared to 1.2 months in Ningbo. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 6238th and 5865th 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
$3.81
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$9922

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524