Lusaka vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2003
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$272
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$437
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$1768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
35
94
😀 Quality of life
51
90
🏙️ Population
2.47M
2.43M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 38% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6881st and 4646th ($777 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 6622nd and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Taipei

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Lusaka Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.56
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.9%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1971
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4422
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.77
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.9
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15258
$16947

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$1602
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1378
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$727
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$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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
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$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612