Lusaka vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$686
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1784
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$237
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$113
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
35
85
😀 Quality of life
50
86
🏙️ Population
2.47M
2.87M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 28% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7322nd and 5984th ($686 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 5th in Zambia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Zambia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lusaka compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6732nd and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Taichung

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Lusaka Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.41
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$431
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$236
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.1
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.19%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1955
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.6
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.32
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.74
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.47
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.8
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$178
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13300
$17495

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$815
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665