Lusaka vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$655
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1696
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$218
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$350
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98
$1051
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
36
93
😀 Quality of life
50
84
🏙️ Population
2.47M
2.33M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 31% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7398th and 5995th ($655 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 7th in Zambia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Zambia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lusaka compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6625th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.48
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$206
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.9
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.8
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.21%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2016
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4812
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.82
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.1
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11593
$14970

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$1069
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$761
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$1021
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$751
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$1124
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$716
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$779
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$912
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$587
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$1032
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$658
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$820
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$873
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1045
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$755
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$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
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$506
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$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
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$495
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Distance City Cost of living
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$868
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$993
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$1135
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$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
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$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
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$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
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$454
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$589
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$586
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$672
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$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451