Lusaka vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$250
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
36
17
😀 Quality of life
48
37
🏙️ Population
2.47M
9.03M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 14% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 7016th and 7790th ($685 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 315th 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 6308th and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$15431

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297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$830
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$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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528