Lusaka vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$655
$1313
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1696
$3273
🏠 One person rent
$218
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$350
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98
$1659
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
36
94
😀 Quality of life
50
87
🏙️ Population
2.47M
2.6M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 50% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7398th and 4455th ($655 vs $1313) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Zambia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Zambia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lusaka compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Taipei ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 6625th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.48
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.9
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$718
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$1272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$206
$931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.9
$74.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.8
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.21%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2016
$14287
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4812
$8078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$9.23
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$9.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.82
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.1
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11593
$17567

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297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
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$1278
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1069
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$761
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$653
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$1021
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$751
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$716
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$779
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$912
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$587
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1032
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$658
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$820
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$873
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1045
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$755
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$592
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$587
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$888
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$916
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$493
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$565
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$506
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$519
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$458
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$496
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$527
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$461
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$536
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$514
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$996
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$577
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$495
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1135
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1030
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$942
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$802
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$868
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$993
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$695
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$1006
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$914
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$894
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$894
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$914
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$628
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$634
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$854
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$894
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$628
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1078
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$621
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$615
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$700
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$901
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$753
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$707
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1079
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$671
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$681
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$696
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$616
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$666
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$697
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$600
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$586
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$672
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$604
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$650
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$454
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589