Lusaka vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$360
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$813
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
36
53
😀 Quality of life
51
53
🏙️ Population
2.47M
8.78M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 13% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6460th and 6882nd ($777 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 102nd 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 Quanzhou. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 6238th and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.81
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$19406

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297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$784
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$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
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
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$812
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$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083