Lusaka vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2003
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$272
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$437
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$902
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
35
68
😀 Quality of life
51
70
🏙️ Population
2.47M
12.6M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 49% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6881st and 8548th ($777 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 485th in Zambia and China, respectively. Check Zambia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lusaka compared to 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 6622nd and 3567th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Zhengzhou

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Lusaka Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.56
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.9%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1971
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4422
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.77
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.9
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15258
$21955

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297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$629
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$1602
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1378
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$727
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$813
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1015
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$780
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$677
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$755
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1166
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$565
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1029
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$632
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$792
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$840
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1044
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$754
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$632
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1132
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$875
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$489
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$559
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$495
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$516
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$452
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$494
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$522
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$456
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$590
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$549
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$952
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$615
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$463
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567