Lusaka vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lusaka	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2249	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$312	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$333	$723
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	37	85
😀 Quality of life	49	68
🏙️ Population	2.47M	9.07M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 37% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6726th and 8334th ($738 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 454th 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 6269th and 3343rd 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	$6.95	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.8	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.8	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$125	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.29%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2003	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4875	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.39	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.3	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9642	$24404

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Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$700
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$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

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$459
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$495
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$514
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$455
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$496
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$524
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$492
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$517
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$542
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$509
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$513
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$503
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$538
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$505
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$493
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$520
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$517
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1549
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$574
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$585
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$573
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1547
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$500