Lusaka vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$360
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
36
84
😀 Quality of life
51
83
🏙️ Population
2.47M
3.03M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 22% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6460th and 5356th ($777 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 3rd in Zambia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Zambia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lusaka compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6238th and 343rd 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
$3.81
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$13893

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$795
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$1210
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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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721