Lusaka vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$250
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$186
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$67.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
36
71
😀 Quality of life
48
61
🏙️ Population
2.47M
10.6M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 35% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 7016th and 8633rd ($685 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 531st 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 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Shijiazhuang ranked 35th in China, while ranked 6308th and 5079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Shijiazhuang

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Lusaka Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$67.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$2374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$1669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$2.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$3.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$71.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$4947

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$894
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$725
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1139
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1116
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$830
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1090
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1028
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$729
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$670
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1012
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$890
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$731
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$810
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1017
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$761
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$939
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$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
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$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
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$433
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$670

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$547
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$555
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$568
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$588
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$614
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$572
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$575
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$605
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$632
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$637
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$616
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$677
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$482
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$608
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$620
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$609
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$611
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$634
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$577
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$598
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$670
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$500
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$649
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$675
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$679
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$507
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$769
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$720
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$538
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$597
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$608
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$619
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$648
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$668
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$747
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$693
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$729
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$734