Lusaka vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$738
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2249
$1661
🏠 One person rent
$312
$209
🏘️ Family rent
$948
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$333
$709
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
37
24
😀 Quality of life
49
39
🏙️ Population
2.47M
6.56M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 25% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6726th and 7740th ($738 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 263rd 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 Shaoyang. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 6269th and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.95
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.8
$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1082
$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$125
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.29%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2003
$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4875
$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.23
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.8
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.66
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.39
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.6
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.45
$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.3
$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9642
$11393

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$687
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$700
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$553
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$579
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$609
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$590
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$579
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$582
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$570
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$586
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$575
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$577
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$480
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$563
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$539
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$724
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$573
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$577
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$522
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$533
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$596
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$755
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$549
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$590
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$758
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$569
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$556
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$564
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$589
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$600
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$561
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$591
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$591
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$761
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$579
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$602
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$575
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$600