Lusaka vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$250
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$1084
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
36
93
😀 Quality of life
48
83
🏙️ Population
2.47M
2.33M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 21% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7016th and 6227th ($685 vs $868) 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 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 6308th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$13630

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$1028
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$729
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$670
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$1012
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$890
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$1007
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$731
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$810
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1017
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$761
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$939
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$756
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$834
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$871
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$947
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$662
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$582
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$585
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$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
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$526
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$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
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$433
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
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Distance City Cost of living
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$828
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$864
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$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
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$592
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$605
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$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
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$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691