Lusaka vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2003
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$272
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$437
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$1198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
35
53
😀 Quality of life
51
73
🏙️ Population
2.47M
9.4M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 18% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6881st and 7558th ($777 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 114th 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 1.8 months in Ningbo. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 6622nd and 2343rd 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
$8.56
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.9%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1971
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4422
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.77
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.9
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15258
$15801

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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 Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538