Lusaka vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2003
$1689
🏠 One person rent
$272
$247
🏘️ Family rent
$437
$424
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
35
17
😀 Quality of life
51
44
🏙️ Population
2.47M
7.82M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 27% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6881st and 7879th ($777 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 222nd 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 Shangqiu. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 6622nd and 7390th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Shangqiu

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Lusaka Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.56
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.9%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1971
$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4422
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.77
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.9
$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15258
$19212

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$1378
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$727
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$813
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$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
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$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
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$632
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$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
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$463
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
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$588
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$811
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$595
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$555
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$457
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$575
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$610
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$583
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$567
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$565
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$531
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$605
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$585
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$589
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$613
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$487
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$504
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$514
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$519
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$573
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$557
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$491
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$523
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$484
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$533
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$516
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$502
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$520
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$520
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$590
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$599
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$562
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$508
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$523
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$521
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$560
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$492
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$522