Lusaka vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2003
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$272
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$437
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$1422
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
35
85
😀 Quality of life
51
87
🏙️ Population
2.47M
2.87M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 17% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6881st and 5994th ($777 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 6th 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 6622nd and 351st 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
$8.56
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.9%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1971
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4422
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.77
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.9
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15258
$17517

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$692
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$1304
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$629
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$1602
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1378
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$727
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$813
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1015
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$780
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$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
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$463
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684