Lusaka vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2003
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$272
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$437
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
35
99
😀 Quality of life
51
76
🏙️ Population
2.47M
24.9M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 32% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6881st and 4880th ($777 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 5th in Zambia and China, respectively. Check Zambia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lusaka compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 6622nd and 1178th 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
$8.56
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.9%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1971
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4422
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.77
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.9
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15258
$27610

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$692
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$1304
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$629
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789