Lusaka vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$250
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$1275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
36
74
😀 Quality of life
48
80
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.87M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 19% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 7016th and 6292nd ($685 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 9th 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 Tainan. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6308th and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$18526

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$894
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$725
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1139
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719