Lusaka vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$738
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2249
$2052
🏠 One person rent
$312
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$948
$636
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$333
$958
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
37
90
😀 Quality of life
49
70
🏙️ Population
2.47M
13.9M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 8% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6726th and 6956th ($738 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 64th 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 11th in China, while ranked 6269th and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.95
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.8
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1082
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$125
$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.29%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2003
$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4875
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.23
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.8
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.66
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.39
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.6
$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.45
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.3
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9642
$18215

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$687
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$700
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$541
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$917
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$646
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1018
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$875
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$723
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$688
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$992
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$873
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$730
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$794
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$776
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$597
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$961
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$766
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$825
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$854
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$975
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$752
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$624
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$748
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$947
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$492
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$566
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$507
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$518
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$457
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$493
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$525
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$461
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$583
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$540
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1003
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$631
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$461
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$675

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$665
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$649
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$655
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$756
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$679
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$702
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1016
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$729
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$644
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$592
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$618
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$680
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$635
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$472
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$638
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$642
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$550
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$581
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$638
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$584
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$642
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$815
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$711
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$689
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$564
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$544
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$590
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$533
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$524
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$577
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$600
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$553
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$481
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$504
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$616