Lusaka vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$686
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1784
$1895
🏠 One person rent
$237
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$113
$1075
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
35
81
😀 Quality of life
50
74
🏙️ Population
2.47M
13.9M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 3% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 7322nd and 7496th ($686 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 93rd in Zambia and China, respectively. Check Zambia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lusaka compared to 1.6 months in Tianjin. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 6732nd and 2445th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Tianjin

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Lusaka Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.41
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$431
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$236
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.1
$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.19%
3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1955
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.6
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.32
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.74
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.47
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.8
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$178
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13300
$19275

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$815
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$750
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$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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$656
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$646
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$630
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$767
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$621
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$697
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$572
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1044
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$734
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$645
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$562
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$673
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$626
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$468
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$584
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$632
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$528
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$512
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$492
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$558
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$466
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$748
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$709
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$660
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$525
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$521
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$508
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$524
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$519
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$540
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$562
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$566
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$554
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$547