Lusaka vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2003
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$272
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$437
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
35
49
😀 Quality of life
51
71
🏙️ Population
2.47M
8.78M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 20% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6881st and 7630th ($777 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 134th 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 26th in China, while ranked 6622nd and 3354th 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
$8.56
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.9%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1971
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4422
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.77
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.9
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15258
$9745

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$925
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$692
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$1304
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$629
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$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
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954