Lusaka vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Lusaka Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$686
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1784
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$237
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$113
$759
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
35
49
😀 Quality of life
50
71
🏙️ Population
2.47M
8.78M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 8% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 7322nd and 7679th ($686 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 137th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 6732nd and 3611th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Lusaka vs Quanzhou

Prices for goods and services in Lusaka and Quanzhou are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Lusaka Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.41
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$431
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$236
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.1
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.19%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1955
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.6
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.32
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.74
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.47
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.8
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$178
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13300
$9536

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Lusaka

Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$750
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$613
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1189
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$639
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1473
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1229
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$754
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$718
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1024
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$770
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$706
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$768
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1030
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$577
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1039
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$630
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$828
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$861
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1039
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$764
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$591
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$633
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1002
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$924
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$495
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$530
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$505
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$521
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
$583
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$551
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$628
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$469
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943