Lusaka vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2003
$1722
🏠 One person rent
$272
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$437
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$1177
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
35
97
😀 Quality of life
51
74
🏙️ Population
2.47M
12.3M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 18% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6881st and 7573rd ($777 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 121st 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 1.8 months in Wuhan. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Wuhan ranked 7th in China, while ranked 6622nd and 1885th 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
$8.56
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$31.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.9%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1971
$2935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4422
$1523
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.77
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.9
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15258
$8347

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$925
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$849
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$692
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1304
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$629
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1602
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1378
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$727
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$813
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1015
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$780
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$677
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$755
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1166
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$565
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1029
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$632
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$792
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$840
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1044
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$754
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$632
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1132
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$875
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$489
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$559
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$495
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$516
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$452
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$494
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$522
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$456
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$590
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$549
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$952
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$615
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$463
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$624
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$643
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$664
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$649
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$600
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$691
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$638
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$658
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$619
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$595
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$610
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$600
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$600
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$585
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$589
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$618
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$593
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$573
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$608
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$615
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$623
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$587
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$565
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$587
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$562
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$556
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$554
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$570
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$650
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$535
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$612
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$575
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$542
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$551
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$599
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$556
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$589