Lusaka vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person
$738
$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2249
$1667
🏠 One person rent
$312
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$948
$457
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$333
$745
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
49 km
🎓 Higher education
37
19
😀 Quality of life
49
38
🏙️ Population
2.47M
7.01M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 16% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 6726th and 7314th ($738 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 137th 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 Zhumadian. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 6269th and 7150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.95
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.8
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1082
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$125
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.29%
4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2003
$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4875
$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.23
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.8
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.66
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.39
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.6
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.45
$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.3
$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9642
$8598

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$687
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$700
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$541
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$917
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$646
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1018
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$875
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$723
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$688
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$992
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$873
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$730
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$794
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$776
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$597
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$961
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$766
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$825
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$854
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$975
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$752
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$624
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$748
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$947
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$492
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$566
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$507
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$518
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$457
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$493
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$525
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$461
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$583
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$540
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1003
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$631
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$461
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$675

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Distance City Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi Wugang
$571
67 km or 42 mi Luohe
$591
92 km or 57 mi Zhoukou
$580
95 km or 59 mi Xinyang
$655
96 km or 60 mi Xiangcheng
$577
108 km or 67 mi Pingdingshan
$591
118 km or 73 mi Xuchang
$586
128 km or 80 mi Jieshou
$591
140 km or 87 mi Nanyang
$632
140 km or 87 mi Changge
$547
140 km or 87 mi Yuzhou
$552
152 km or 94 mi Zaoyang
$591
152 km or 95 mi Guangshui
$619
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$621
160 km or 100 mi Xinzheng
$538
166 km or 103 mi Fuyang
$633
173 km or 107 mi Ruzhou
$538
184 km or 114 mi Xinmi
$528
185 km or 115 mi Dengzhou
$600
189 km or 117 mi Dengfeng
$529
194 km or 121 mi Anlu
$615
200 km or 124 mi Zhengzhou
$512
203 km or 126 mi Xiangyang
$604
204 km or 127 mi Kaifeng
$545
210 km or 130 mi Xingyang
$519
218 km or 135 mi Yicheng
$577
219 km or 136 mi Gongyi
$522
220 km or 137 mi Shangqiu
$736
221 km or 137 mi Macheng
$630
226 km or 140 mi Yanshi
$509
228 km or 142 mi Xiaogan
$651
230 km or 143 mi Laohekou
$582
230 km or 143 mi Yingcheng
$600
234 km or 145 mi Jingshan
$584
238 km or 148 mi Luoyang
$505
240 km or 149 mi Danjiangkou
$583
243 km or 151 mi Zhongxiang
$577
244 km or 151 mi Mengzhou
$505
248 km or 154 mi Yongcheng
$600
256 km or 159 mi Qinyang
$504