Lusaka vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$250
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
36
96
😀 Quality of life
48
79
🏙️ Population
2.47M
17.7M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 29% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7016th and 5948th ($685 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6308th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$24117

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$1028
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$729
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$670
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$1012
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$890
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$1007
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$731
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$810
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1017
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$761
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$939
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$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
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$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
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$433
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
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$2427
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$2753
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$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
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$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
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$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
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$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
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$725
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$807
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$671
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$821
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$538
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$618