Lusaka vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$360
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$949
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
36
70
😀 Quality of life
51
68
🏙️ Population
2.47M
12.7M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 24% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6460th and 5170th ($777 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 11th 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 0.9 months in Suzhou. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 6238th and 3722nd 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
$3.81
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$4.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$4.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$22097

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$795
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$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
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645