Lusaka vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$250
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
36
84
😀 Quality of life
48
80
🏙️ Population
2.47M
3.03M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 26% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7016th and 6052nd ($685 vs $931) 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 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6308th and 496th 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
$6.96
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$13638

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$894
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$725
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$1139
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$1116
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$830
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716