Lusaka vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2003
$2040
🏠 One person rent
$272
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$437
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$801
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
35
18
😀 Quality of life
51
46
🏙️ Population
2.47M
6.49M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 14% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 6881st and 7385th ($777 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 80th 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 Shangrao. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Shangrao ranked 234th in China, while ranked 6622nd and 7068th 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
$8.56
$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.9%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1971
$5055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4422
$2527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.77
$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$6.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.9
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15258
$25646

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$925
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$849
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$692
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1304
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$629
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1602
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1378
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$727
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$813
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$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
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$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
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$632
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$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
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$463
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$596
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$617
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$603
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$628
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$435
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$646
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$603
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$611
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$686
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$689
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$542
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$696
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$615
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$551
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$640
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$672
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$652
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$661
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$774
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$717
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$653
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$587
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$618
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$684
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$899
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$679
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$612
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$667
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$592
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$670
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$677
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$671
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$632
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$687
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$680
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$658
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$691
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$673
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$610
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$628