Lusaka vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lusaka	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2249	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$312	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$333	$886
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	37	98
😀 Quality of life	49	70
🏙️ Population	2.47M	12.3M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 13% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6726th and 7163rd ($738 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 95th 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 1.4 months in Wuhan. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 6269th and 2475th 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	$6.95	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.8	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.8	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$125	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.29%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2003	$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4875	$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.39	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.3	$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9642	$8658

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Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$700
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$541
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$917
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1018
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$723
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$688
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$992
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$730
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$794
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$776
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$597
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$961
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$766
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$825
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$854
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$975
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$752
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$587
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$624
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$748
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$947
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$492
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$566
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$507
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$457
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$493
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$525
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$583
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$540
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1003
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$631
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$461
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$675

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$619
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$651
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$660
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$638
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$600
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$679
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$635
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$600
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$615
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$630
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$591
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$589
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$584
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$619
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$613
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$569
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$596
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$637
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$591
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$588
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$549
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$576
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$591
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$577
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$558
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$556
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$664
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$533
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$600
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$604
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$506
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$555
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$637
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$602
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$586