Lusaka vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$686
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1784
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$237
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$113
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
35
68
😀 Quality of life
50
68
🏙️ Population
2.47M
12.6M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 34% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7322nd and 8643rd ($686 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 498th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 6732nd and 4641st 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
$7.41
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$431
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$236
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.1
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.19%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1955
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.6
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.32
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.74
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.47
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.8
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$178
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13300
$21713

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$815
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$750
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$613
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1189
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$639
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1473
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1229
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$754
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$718
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1024
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$770
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$706
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$768
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1030
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$577
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1039
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$630
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$828
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$861
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1039
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$764
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$591
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$633
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1002
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$924
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$495
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$530
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$505
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$521
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$458
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$496
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$527
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$461
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$583
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$551
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$628
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$469
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556