Lusaka vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$250
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
36
90
😀 Quality of life
48
71
🏙️ Population
2.47M
13.9M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 4% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 7016th and 6862nd ($685 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 81st in Zambia and China, respectively. Check Zambia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 6308th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$16590

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$1028
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$729
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$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
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$810
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1017
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$761
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$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
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
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$433
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
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Distance City Cost of living
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$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
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$657
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$526
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$618