Lusaka vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$655
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1696
$1354
🏠 One person rent
$218
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$350
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98
$608
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
36
70
😀 Quality of life
50
65
🏙️ Population
2.47M
10.6M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 30% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 7398th and 8645th ($655 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 489th in Zambia and China, respectively. Check Zambia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lusaka compared to 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Shijiazhuang ranked 42nd in China, while ranked 6625th and 5294th 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
$7.48
$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$361
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$206
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.9
$84.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.8
$6.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.21%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2016
$2373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4812
$1658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.82
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.1
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11593
$4870

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$748
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$687
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$577
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1062
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$650
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1278
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1069
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$761
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$653
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1021
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$751
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$716
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$779
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$912
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$587
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1032
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$658
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$820
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$873
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1045
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$755
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$592
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$587
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$888
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$916
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$493
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$565
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$506
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$519
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
$536
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$514
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$996
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$577
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$495
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$535
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$527
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$523
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$574
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$533
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$548
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$505
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$550
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$572
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$499
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$454
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$456
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$544
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$558
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$543
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$565
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$552
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$553
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$480
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$495
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$546
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$634
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$634
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$502
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$724
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$638
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$516
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$544
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$534
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$654
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$580
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$689
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$619
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$748
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$707