Lusaka vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2003
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$272
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$437
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
35
65
😀 Quality of life
51
74
🏙️ Population
2.47M
12.7M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 3% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6881st and 6776th ($777 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 6622nd and 2020th 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
$8.56
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.9%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1971
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4422
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.77
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.9
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15258
$20341

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$1602
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$1378
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$727
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$813
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$1015
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$780
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$1125
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$677
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$755
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1166
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$565
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1029
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$632
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$792
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$840
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1044
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$754
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$632
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1132
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$875
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$489
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$559
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$495
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$516
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$452
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$494
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$522
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$456
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$590
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$549
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$952
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$615
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$463
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
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$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635