Lusaka vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$686
$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1784
$1325
🏠 One person rent
$237
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$113
$705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
35
58
😀 Quality of life
50
68
🏙️ Population
2.47M
10.6M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 39% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 7322nd and 8757th ($686 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 518th 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 1.4 months in Shijiazhuang. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Shijiazhuang ranked 38th in China, while ranked 6732nd and 4718th 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
$7.41
$1.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$431
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$236
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.1
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.19%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1955
$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$1688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.6
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.32
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.74
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.47
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.8
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$178
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13300
$5006

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Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$750
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$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

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$519
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$524
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$521
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$525
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$558
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$528
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$550
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$512
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$562
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$568
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$508
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$466
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$468
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$542
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$562
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$540
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$572
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$545
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$567
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$492
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$518
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$555
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$645
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$646
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$523
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$734
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$621
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$505
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$540
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$531
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$610
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$666
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$584
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$659
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$630
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$770
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716