Lusaka vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$250
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
36
100
😀 Quality of life
48
79
🏙️ Population
2.47M
24.9M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 40% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7016th and 4780th ($685 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6308th and 571st 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
$6.96
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$31401

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$725
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297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$830
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$1090
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1028
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$729
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$670
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1012
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$890
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$731
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$810
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1017
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$761
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$939
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$756
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$834
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$871
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$947
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$662
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$582
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$585
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1079
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$953
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$515
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$574
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$591
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$526
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$498
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$516
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$534
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$500
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$600
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$554
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$663
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$433
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$670

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
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$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774