Lusaka vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$250
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
36
78
😀 Quality of life
48
66
🏙️ Population
2.47M
12.6M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 31% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7016th and 8506th ($685 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 6308th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$19861

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$1028
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$729
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$670
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$1012
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$890
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$1007
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$731
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$810
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$1017
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$761
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$939
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$756
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$834
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$871
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$947
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$662
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$582
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$585
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$1079
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$953
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$515
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$574
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$591
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$526
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$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
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$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$663
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$433
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$670

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Distance City Cost of living
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$531
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$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
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$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
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$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
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$659
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$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
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$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619