Lusaka vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$1910
🏠 One person rent
$360
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$643
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
36
24
😀 Quality of life
51
41
🏙️ Population
2.47M
7.82M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 5% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6460th and 6604th ($777 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 53rd in Zambia and China, respectively. Check Zambia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lusaka compared to 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 6238th and 7053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.81
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$14498

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$1107
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$689
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$957
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$852
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$691
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$761
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$1121
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$722
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$953
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$777
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$970
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$837
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$961
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$645
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$367
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$550
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1176
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$993
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$332
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$337
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$363
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$335
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$326
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$332
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$338
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$327
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$554
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$511
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1014
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$605
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$457
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
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Distance City Cost of living
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$621
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$1400
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$604
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$746
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$541
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$668
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$584
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$594
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$617
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$640
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$532
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$626
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$616
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$801
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$660
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$599
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$563
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$554
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$608
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$599
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$613
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$585
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$506
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$583
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$640
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$570
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$579
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$542
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$610
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$651
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$521
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$532
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$605
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$589
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$550
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$583
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$543