Lusaka vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$655
$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1696
$1693
🏠 One person rent
$218
$199
🏘️ Family rent
$350
$334
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98
$733
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
36
85
😀 Quality of life
50
71
🏙️ Population
2.47M
9.07M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 18% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 7398th and 8245th ($655 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 341st in Zambia and China, respectively. Check Zambia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lusaka compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 6625th and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Shenyang

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Lusaka Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.48
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$206
$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.9
$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.8
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.21%
5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2016
$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4812
$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$3.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.82
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.1
$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11593
$24707

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$687
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$577
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$1062
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$650
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$1278
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1069
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$761
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$653
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1021
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$751
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$716
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$779
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$912
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$587
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1032
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$658
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$820
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$873
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1045
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$755
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$592
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$587
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$888
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$916
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$493
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$565
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$506
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$519
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$458
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$496
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$527
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$461
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$536
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$514
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$996
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$577
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$495
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$470
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$492
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$518
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$521
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$434
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$489
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$511
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$434
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$516
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$500
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$528
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$543
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$532
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$517
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$556
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$553
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$537
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$532
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$547
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$517
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$519
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$550
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$576
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1564
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$457
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$549
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$537
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$537
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$550
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$499
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$521
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$584
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$521
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1544
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$565
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$589
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$557
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1553
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1553
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$501