Lusaka vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$250
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$758
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
36
61
😀 Quality of life
48
53
🏙️ Population
2.47M
9.4M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 7% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 7016th and 6747th ($685 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 63rd in Zambia and China, respectively. Check Zambia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 6308th and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$4.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$12898

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$894
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$725
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1139
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1116
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$830
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1090
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1028
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$729
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$670
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1012
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$890
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$731
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$810
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1017
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$761
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$939
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$756
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$834
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$871
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$947
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$662
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$582
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$585
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1079
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$953
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$515
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$574
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$591
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$526
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$498
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$516
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$534
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$500
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$600
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$554
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$663
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$433
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$670

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$612
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$742
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$702
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$585
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$843
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1136
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1028
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$708
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$712
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$749
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$706
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$706
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$731
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$718
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$738
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$719
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$776
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$661
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$702
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$698
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$620
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$719
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$703
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$690
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$674
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$633
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$771
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$674
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$630
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$629
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$694
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$676
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$651
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538