Lusaka vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lusaka	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2249	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$312	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$333	$893
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	37	54
😀 Quality of life	49	66
🏙️ Population	2.47M	8.78M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 15% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6726th and 7256th ($738 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 118th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 6269th and 4015th 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	$6.95	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.8	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.8	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$125	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.29%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2003	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4875	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.39	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.3	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9642	$20567

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Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$700
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$541
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$917
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1018
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$723
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$688
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$992
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$730
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$794
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$776
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$597
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$961
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$766
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$825
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$854
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$975
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$752
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$587
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$624
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$748
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$947
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$492
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$566
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$507
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$457
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$493
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$525
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$583
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$540
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1003
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$631
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$461
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$675

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936