Lusaka vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$686
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1784
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$237
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$113
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
35
95
😀 Quality of life
50
77
🏙️ Population
2.47M
17.5M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 27% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7322nd and 6106th ($686 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 12th in Zambia and China, respectively. Check Zambia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lusaka compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6732nd and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Shenzhen

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Lusaka Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.41
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$431
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$236
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.1
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.19%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1955
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.6
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.32
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.74
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.47
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.8
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$178
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13300
$22916

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$815
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$750
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$613
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1189
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$639
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1473
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1229
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$754
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$718
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1024
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$770
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$706
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$768
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1030
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$577
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1039
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$630
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$828
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$861
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1039
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$764
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$591
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$633
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1002
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$924
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$495
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$530
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$505
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$521
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
$583
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$551
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$628
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$469
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638