Lusaka vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$360
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$608
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
36
71
😀 Quality of life
51
63
🏙️ Population
2.47M
10.6M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 60% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 6460th and 8597th ($777 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 537th in Zambia and China, respectively. Check Zambia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lusaka compared to 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Shijiazhuang ranked 31st in China, while ranked 6238th and 4919th 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
$3.81
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$2.25
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$255
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$2477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$1720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$3.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$4869

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$968
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$795
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1210
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1238
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$784
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1236
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1107
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$689
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$734
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$957
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$852
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$691
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$761
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1121
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$722
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$953
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$777
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$970
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$837
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$961
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$645
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$367
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$550
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1176
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$993
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$332
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$337
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$363
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$335
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$326
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$332
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$338
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$327
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$554
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$511
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1014
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$605
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$457
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$992

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$525
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$545
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$569
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$549
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$539
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$569
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$592
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$587
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$598
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$650
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$466
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$599
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$587
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$601
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$583
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$613
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$576
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$573
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$621
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$509
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$572
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$594
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$633
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$650
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$522
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$713
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$633
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$521
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$570
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$617
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$625
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$643
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$572
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$739
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$607
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$707
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$733