Lusaka vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lusaka	Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2249	$1706
🏠 One person rent	$312	$274
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$72.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$333	$865
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	37	28
😀 Quality of life	49	41
🏙️ Population	2.47M	6.23M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 13% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 6726th and 7175th ($738 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 Xinyang. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Xinyang ranked 207th in China, while ranked 6269th and 6860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Xinyang

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	Lusaka	Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.95	$3.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.8	$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$2.88
🥤 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	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.8	$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$77.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$125	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.29%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2003	$3268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4875	$2038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$3.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$8.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.39	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$24.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$5.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.3	$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9642	$8587

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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 Xinyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi	Guangshui	$619
80 km or 50 mi	Suizhou	$621
95 km or 59 mi	Zhumadian	$637
103 km or 64 mi	Anlu	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Zaoyang	$591
134 km or 83 mi	Xiaogan	$651
138 km or 86 mi	Macheng	$630
140 km or 87 mi	Wugang	$571
140 km or 87 mi	Yingcheng	$600
153 km or 95 mi	Jingshan	$584
162 km or 101 mi	Luohe	$591
166 km or 103 mi	Hanchuan	$619
166 km or 103 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
172 km or 107 mi	Wuhan	$656
174 km or 108 mi	Nanyang	$632
175 km or 109 mi	Jieshou	$591
175 km or 109 mi	Zhoukou	$580
176 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
177 km or 110 mi	Yicheng	$577
180 km or 112 mi	Xiangyang	$604
184 km or 114 mi	Fuyang	$633
193 km or 120 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
197 km or 122 mi	Dengzhou	$600
202 km or 125 mi	Huanggang	$660
204 km or 127 mi	Xiantao	$600
207 km or 129 mi	Ezhou	$638
212 km or 132 mi	Xuchang	$586
213 km or 133 mi	Jingmen	$588
227 km or 141 mi	Laohekou	$582
232 km or 144 mi	Yuzhou	$552
233 km or 145 mi	Huangshi	$679
234 km or 145 mi	Lu'an	$664
234 km or 146 mi	Changge	$547
241 km or 150 mi	Daye	$645
245 km or 152 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
253 km or 157 mi	Chibi	$591
254 km or 158 mi	Xinzheng	$538
255 km or 158 mi	Ruzhou	$538
256 km or 159 mi	Xianning	$635
260 km or 161 mi	Dangyang	$558