Lusaka vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2003
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$272
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$437
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
35
73
😀 Quality of life
51
72
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.85M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 17% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6881st and 6014th ($777 vs $938) 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 0.2 months in Lusaka compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 6622nd and 2806th 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
$8.56
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.9%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1971
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4422
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.77
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.9
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15258
$5481

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$925
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$849
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$692
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1304
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$629
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1602
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1378
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$727
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$813
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1015
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$780
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$677
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$755
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1166
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$565
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1029
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$632
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$792
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$840
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1044
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$754
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$632
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1132
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$875
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$489
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$559
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$495
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$516
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$452
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$494
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$522
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$456
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$590
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$549
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$952
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$615
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$463
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686