Lusaka vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$655
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1696
$1624
🏠 One person rent
$218
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$350
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98
$1016
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
36
98
😀 Quality of life
50
74
🏙️ Population
2.47M
12.3M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 2% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 7398th and 7501st ($655 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 106th 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 1.6 months in Wuhan. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Wuhan ranked 8th in China, while ranked 6625th and 2249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Wuhan

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Lusaka Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.48
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.54
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$206
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.9
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.8
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.21%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2016
$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4812
$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$3.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.82
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.1
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11593
$7838

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$748
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$687
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$577
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1062
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$650
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1278
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1069
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$761
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$653
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$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
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$609
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$629
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$646
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$632
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$585
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$671
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$625
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$638
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$599
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$579
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$592
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$590
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$587
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$570
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$574
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$598
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$572
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$582
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$561
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$595
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$604
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$596
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$575
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$547
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$567
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$552
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$542
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$546
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$548
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$631
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$511
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$592
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$555
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$526
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$532
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$580
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$534
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$571