Lusaka vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$360
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
36
78
😀 Quality of life
51
67
🏙️ Population
2.47M
12.6M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 54% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6460th and 8471st ($777 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 532nd in Zambia and China, respectively. Check Zambia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lusaka compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 6238th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.81
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$4818

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297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
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$1236
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1107
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$689
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$734
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$957
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$852
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$691
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$761
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1121
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$722
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$953
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$777
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$970
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$837
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$961
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$645
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$367
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$550
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1176
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$993
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$332
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$337
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$363
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$335
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$326
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$332
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$338
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$327
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$554
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$511
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1014
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$605
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$457
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$992

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
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$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617