Lusaka vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$250
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$1044
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
36
70
😀 Quality of life
48
67
🏙️ Population
2.47M
12.7M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 33% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7016th and 5553rd ($685 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 6308th and 3798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Suzhou

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Lusaka Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$26560

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$725
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$1116
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$830
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$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
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645