Lusaka vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$686
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1784
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$237
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$113
$1151
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
35
97
😀 Quality of life
50
74
🏙️ Population
2.47M
12.3M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 5% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 7322nd and 7564th ($686 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 107th 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 6th in China, while ranked 6732nd and 2134th 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
$7.41
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.76
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$431
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$236
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.1
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.19%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1955
$3218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$1620
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.6
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.32
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.74
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.47
$3.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.8
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$178
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13300
$8927

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$815
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$750
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$613
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1189
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$639
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1473
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1229
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$754
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$718
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1024
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$770
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$706
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$768
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1030
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$577
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1039
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$630
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$828
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$861
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1039
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$764
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$591
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$633
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1002
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$924
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$495
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$530
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$505
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$521
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
$583
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$551
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$628
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$469
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$624
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$639
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$657
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$645
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$599
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$682
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$634
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$651
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$615
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$591
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$608
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$599
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$585
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$590
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$602
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$594
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$575
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$605
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$599
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$610
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$589
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$563
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$579
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$561
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$554
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$562
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$568
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$647
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$529
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$603
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$570
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$539
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$544
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$596
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$552
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$595
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$584