Lusaka vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$2181
🏠 One person rent
$250
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$571
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
36
38
😀 Quality of life
48
43
🏙️ Population
2.47M
6.98M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 12% less expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 7016th and 6518th ($685 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 39th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Zhanjiang ranked 152nd in China, while ranked 6308th and 6686th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$5666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$3311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$18.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$4.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$9.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$20188

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$894
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$725
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$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
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$774
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$774
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$671
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$660
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$794
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$895
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$614
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$595
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$725
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$839
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$824
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$819
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$572
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$806
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$623
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$830
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$491
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$778
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$586
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1590
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$602
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$592
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$641
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$607
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$763
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$780
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$808
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$606
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$678
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$958
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2753
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2427
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$565
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$523
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$783
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$511
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$545
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$538
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$601