Lusaka vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$686
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1784
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$237
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$113
$681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
35
14
😀 Quality of life
50
44
🏙️ Population
2.47M
9.03M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 15% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 7322nd and 7960th ($686 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 226th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Zhoukou ranked 350th in China, while ranked 6732nd and 7402nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Zhoukou

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Lusaka Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.41
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$431
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$236
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.1
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.19%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1955
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.6
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.32
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.74
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.47
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.8
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$178
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13300
$16685

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$815
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$750
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$572
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$543
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$556
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$491
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$596
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$509
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$518
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$520
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$542
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$602
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$483
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$601
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$511
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$516
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$581
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$516
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$518
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$569
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$523
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$803
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$489
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$581
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$498
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$578
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$514
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$592
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$506
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$506
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$507
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$525
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$590
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$531
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$583
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$561
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$594
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$514