Lusaka vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$738
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2249
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$312
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$948
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$333
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
37
93
😀 Quality of life
49
83
🏙️ Population
2.47M
2.33M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 16% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6726th and 6171st ($738 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 7th in Zambia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Zambia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 6269th and 418th 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
$6.95
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.8
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1082
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$125
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.29%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2003
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4875
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.23
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.8
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.66
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.39
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.6
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.45
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.3
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9642
$18619

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$752
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$624
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$748
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$947
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$492
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$566
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$507
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$518
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$457
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$493
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$525
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$461
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$583
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$540
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$1003
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$897
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$1073
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$1181
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$728
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$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
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$894
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$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
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$747
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$625
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$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
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$669
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$648
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$956
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$644
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$627
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$823
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$1155
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$688
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$681
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$726
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$664
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$630
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$671
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$603
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$1154
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$682
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$649
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$661
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$601
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$451
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$581
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$587
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$616
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