Lusaka vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$738
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2249
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$312
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$948
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$333
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
37
95
😀 Quality of life
49
86
🏙️ Population
2.47M
2.6M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 37% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6726th and 4534th ($738 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Zambia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Zambia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6269th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.95
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.8
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1082
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$125
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.29%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2003
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4875
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.23
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.8
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.66
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.39
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.6
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.45
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.3
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9642
$19749

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$726
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