Lusaka vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$250
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
36
95
😀 Quality of life
48
86
🏙️ Population
2.47M
2.6M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 41% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7016th and 4715th ($685 vs $1158) 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 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6308th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$18424

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297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$830
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$1090
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1028
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$729
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$670
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$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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
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$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605