Lusaka vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$360
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
36
74
😀 Quality of life
51
82
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.87M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 15% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6460th and 5887th ($777 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 7th 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 Tainan. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6238th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Tainan

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Lusaka Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.81
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.86
 Cappuccino
$2.25
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$11040

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$968
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$795
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1210
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741