Lusaka vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$250
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
36
24
😀 Quality of life
48
39
🏙️ Population
2.47M
6.56M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 12% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7016th and 7649th ($685 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 262nd 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 6308th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$10066

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$725
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$1139
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$1116
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$830
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610