Lusaka vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$738
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2249
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$312
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$948
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$333
$1362
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
37
73
😀 Quality of life
49
81
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.87M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 9% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6726th and 6380th ($738 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 10th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6269th and 498th 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
$6.95
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.8
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1082
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$125
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.29%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2003
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4875
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.23
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.8
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.66
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.39
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.6
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.45
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.3
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9642
$6108

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$688
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$992
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
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$1050
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$730
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$794
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$776
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$597
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$961
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$766
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$825
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$854
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$975
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$752
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
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$624
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$748
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$947
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$492
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$566
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$507
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$518
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$457
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$493
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$525
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$461
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$583
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$540
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$1003
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$631
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$461
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$675

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
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$770
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$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
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$936
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$681
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$1154
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$726
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$764
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$601
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$601
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$682