Lusaka vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$655
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1696
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$218
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$350
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
36
100
😀 Quality of life
50
77
🏙️ Population
2.47M
24.9M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 42% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7398th and 4879th ($655 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 5th in Zambia and China, respectively. Check Zambia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lusaka compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6625th and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Shanghai

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Lusaka Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.48
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$206
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.9
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.8
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.21%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2016
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4812
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.82
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.1
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11593
$27624

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$687
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297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$650
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$1278
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1069
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$761
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$653
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1021
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$751
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$716
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$779
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$912
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$587
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1032
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$658
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$820
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$873
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1045
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$755
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$592
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$587
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$888
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$916
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$493
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$565
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$506
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$519
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
$536
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$514
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$996
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$577
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$495
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753