Lusaka vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$360
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$1041
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
36
90
😀 Quality of life
51
73
🏙️ Population
2.47M
13.9M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 13% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6460th and 6886th ($777 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 104th in Zambia and China, respectively. Check Zambia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lusaka compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 6238th and 1662nd 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
$3.81
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$2.25
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$3.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$16123

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297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
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$1236
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1107
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$689
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$734
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$957
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$852
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$691
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$761
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1121
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$722
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$953
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$777
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$970
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$837
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$961
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$645
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$367
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$550
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1176
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$993
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$332
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$337
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$363
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$335
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$326
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$332
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$338
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$327
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$554
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$511
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1014
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$605
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$457
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$992

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$667
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$650
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$607
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$772
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$633
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$677
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$583
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1065
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$713
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$633
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$587
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$637
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$466
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$572
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$643
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$539
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$592
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$621
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$549
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$650
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$506
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$700
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$555
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$569
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$598
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$525
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$570
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$587
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$538
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$525
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$600