Lusaka vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$738
$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2249
$1915
🏠 One person rent
$312
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$948
$643
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$333
$707
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
37
24
😀 Quality of life
49
38
🏙️ Population
2.47M
7.82M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 0.3% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6726th and 6735th ($738 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1 months in Shangqiu. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 6269th and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.95
$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.8
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.06
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1082
$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$125
$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.29%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2003
$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4875
$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.23
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.8
$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.66
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.39
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.6
$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.45
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.3
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9642
$17921

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297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
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$1018
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$875
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$723
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$688
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$992
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$873
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$730
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$794
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$776
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$597
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$961
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$766
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$825
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$854
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$975
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$752
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$624
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$748
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$947
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$492
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$566
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$507
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$518
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$457
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$493
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$525
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$461
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$583
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$540
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1003
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$631
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$461
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$675

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$600
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1385
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$584
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$787
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$545
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$660
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$580
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$577
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$591
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$643
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$484
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$602
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$591
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$800
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$633
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$586
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$547
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$538
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$591
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$593
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$548
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$571
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$512
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$575
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$625
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$552
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$551
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$528
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$519
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$575
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$578
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$637
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$522
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$505
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$591
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$571
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$561
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$479
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$529