Lusaka vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$2023
🏠 One person rent
$250
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$91.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$764
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
36
20
😀 Quality of life
48
40
🏙️ Population
2.47M
6.44M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 4% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 7016th and 6841st ($685 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 76th 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 1.1 months in Shangrao. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Shangrao ranked 224th in China, while ranked 6308th and 6892nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$2.15
🥤 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
$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
4.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$5346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$2656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$19047

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297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$830
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$1090
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1028
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$729
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$670
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1012
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$890
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$731
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$810
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1017
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$761
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$939
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$756
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$834
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$871
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$947
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$662
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$582
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$585
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1079
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$953
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$515
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$574
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$591
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$526
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$498
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$516
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$534
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$500
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$600
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$554
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$663
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$433
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$670

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Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$634
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$643
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$636
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$633
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$666
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$694
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$618
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$731
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$719
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$673
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$521
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$708
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$670
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$642
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$642
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$683
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$672
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$703
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$776
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$719
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$705
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$636
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$646
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$771
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$843
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$706
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$658
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$698
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$590
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$742
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$702
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$903
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$628
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$712
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$706
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$676
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$714
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$661
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$611
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$694