Lusaka vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$2025
🏠 One person rent
$250
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$679
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
36
24
😀 Quality of life
48
38
🏙️ Population
2.47M
7.82M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 12% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 7016th and 6542nd ($685 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 43rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 6308th and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$18304

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$729
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$1012
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$890
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$1007
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$731
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$810
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$1017
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$761
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$939
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$756
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$834
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$871
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$947
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$662
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$582
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$585
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$1079
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$953
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$515
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$574
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$591
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$526
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$498
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$516
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$534
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$500
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$600
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$554
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$1000
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$663
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Distance City Cost of living
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$633
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$1433
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$613
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$819
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$623
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$688
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$599
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$598
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$619
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$670
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$528
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$639
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$630
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$826
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$673
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$610
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$568
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$559
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$612
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$620
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$623
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$586
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$522
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$588
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$648
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$571
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$565
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$541
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$612
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$659
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$593
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$538
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$524
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$611
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$587
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$580
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$502
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$542