Lusaka vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lusaka	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2249	$2065
🏠 One person rent	$312	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$505
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$333	$800
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	37	20
😀 Quality of life	49	41
🏙️ Population	2.47M	6.44M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 10% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 6726th and 7052nd ($738 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 74th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Shangrao ranked 210th in China, while ranked 6269th and 6873rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Shangrao

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	Lusaka	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.95	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.8	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.8	$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$125	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.29%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2003	$4836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4875	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.39	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$5.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.3	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9642	$31722

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Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$700
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$541
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$917
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$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

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$601
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$616
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$621
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$642
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$585
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$587
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$506
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$555
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$603
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$648
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$611
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$642
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$726
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$681
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$632
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$576
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$613
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$672
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$805
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$669
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$600
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$650
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$564
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$716
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$661
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$691
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$600
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$671
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$670
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$645
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$679
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$625
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$590
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$621