Lusaka vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$250
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$502
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$930
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
36
98
😀 Quality of life
48
70
🏙️ Population
2.47M
12.3M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 1% less expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 7016th and 6979th ($685 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 100th 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 6308th and 2526th 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
$6.96
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$9062

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$894
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$725
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1139
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1116
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$830
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1090
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1028
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$729
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$670
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1012
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$890
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$731
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$810
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1017
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$761
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$939
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$756
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$834
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$871
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$947
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$662
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$582
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$585
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1079
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$953
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$515
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$574
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$591
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$526
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$498
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$516
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$534
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$500
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$600
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$554
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$663
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$433
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$670

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$646
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$681
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$705
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$674
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$626
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$714
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$663
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$676
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$610
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$647
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$659
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$614
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$612
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$606
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$647
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$646
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$592
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$650
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$599
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$623
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$670
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$605
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$612
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$566
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$636
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$599
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$575
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$573
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$706
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$552
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$658
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$622
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$521
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$642
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$659
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$580
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$619
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$611