Lusaka vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$250
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$506
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$896
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
36
28
😀 Quality of life
48
41
🏙️ Population
2.47M
6.23M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 0.3% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 7016th and 7028th ($685 vs $683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 110th 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 204th in China, while ranked 6308th and 6819th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$3.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$2.74
🥤 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
$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$515
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$75.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$3508
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$2176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$3.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.29
🥩 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
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$8.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$6.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$5.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$9066

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297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$830
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$1090
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1028
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$729
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$670
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$1012
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$890
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$731
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$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
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$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
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$647
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$650
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$659
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$647
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$614
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$681
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$659
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$587
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$626
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$606
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$612
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$646
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$598
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$692
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$619
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$599
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$599
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$599
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$622
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$673
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$611
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$614
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$705
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$610
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$674
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$610
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$612
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$594
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$571
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$714
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$706
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$568
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$676
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$591
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$614
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$559
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$555
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$663
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$575