Lusaka vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$250
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$831
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
36
53
😀 Quality of life
48
50
🏙️ Population
2.47M
8.78M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 3% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 7016th and 7155th ($685 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 142nd 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 6308th and 6224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Quanzhou

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Lusaka Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$22902

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297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$830
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$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
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$654
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
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$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014