Lusaka vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$655
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1696
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$218
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$350
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98
$940
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
36
89
😀 Quality of life
50
74
🏙️ Population
2.47M
13.9M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 1% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 7398th and 7452nd ($655 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 98th in Zambia and China, respectively. Check Zambia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lusaka compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 6625th and 2435th 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
$7.48
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$206
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.9
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.8
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.21%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2016
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4812
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$4.24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.82
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.1
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11593
$18657

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297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
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$1278
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$1069
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$761
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$653
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$1021
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$751
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$716
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$779
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$912
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$587
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1032
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$658
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$820
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$873
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1045
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$755
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$592
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$587
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$888
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$916
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$493
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$565
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$506
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$519
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
$536
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$514
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$996
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$577
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$495
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$641
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
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$652
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$548
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$573