Lusaka vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$360
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$720
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
36
24
😀 Quality of life
51
43
🏙️ Population
2.47M
6.56M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 35% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6460th and 7871st ($777 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 396th in Zambia and China, respectively. Check Zambia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lusaka compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 6238th and 6810th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.81
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$11076

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$968
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$795
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$1210
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1238
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$784
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1236
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1107
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$689
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$734
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$957
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$852
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$691
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$761
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1121
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$722
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$953
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$777
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$970
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$837
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$961
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$645
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$367
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$550
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1176
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$993
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$332
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$337
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$363
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$335
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$326
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$332
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$338
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$327
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$554
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$511
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1014
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$605
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$457
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$992

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$554
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$570
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$584
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$530
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$549
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$585
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$578
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$555
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$575
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$585
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$533
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$579
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$565
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$548
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$752
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$584
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$573
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$525
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$558
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$604
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$774
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$574
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$587
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$785
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$580
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$856
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$581
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$602
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$613
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$574
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$609
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$812
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$596
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$599
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$577
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586