Lusaka vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$686
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1784
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$237
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$113
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
35
93
😀 Quality of life
50
87
🏙️ Population
2.47M
2.35M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 27% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7322nd and 6085th ($686 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 6th 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 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6732nd and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Taoyuan

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Lusaka Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.41
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$431
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$236
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.1
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.19%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1955
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.6
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.32
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.74
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.47
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.8
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$178
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13300
$17081

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$815
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$750
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$613
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1189
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$639
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1473
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1229
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$754
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$718
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1024
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$770
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$706
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$768
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1030
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$577
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1039
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$630
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$828
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$861
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1039
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$764
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$591
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$633
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1002
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$924
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$495
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$530
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$505
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$521
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
$583
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$551
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$628
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$469
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464