Lusaka vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$1725
🏠 One person rent
$250
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$739
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
49 km
🎓 Higher education
36
19
😀 Quality of life
48
38
🏙️ Population
2.47M
7.01M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 4% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 7016th and 7219th ($685 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 153rd 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 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Zhumadian ranked 307th in China, while ranked 6308th and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$21.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$72.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$3395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$1906
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$24
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$5.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$9322

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297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$830
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$1090
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$1028
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$729
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$670
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$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
59 km or 36 mi Wugang
$587
67 km or 42 mi Luohe
$612
92 km or 57 mi Zhoukou
$599
95 km or 59 mi Xinyang
$683
96 km or 60 mi Xiangcheng
$598
108 km or 67 mi Pingdingshan
$611
118 km or 73 mi Xuchang
$610
128 km or 80 mi Jieshou
$619
140 km or 87 mi Nanyang
$655
140 km or 87 mi Changge
$568
140 km or 87 mi Yuzhou
$571
152 km or 94 mi Zaoyang
$614
152 km or 95 mi Guangshui
$647
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$650
160 km or 100 mi Xinzheng
$559
166 km or 103 mi Fuyang
$673
173 km or 107 mi Ruzhou
$555
184 km or 114 mi Xinmi
$541
185 km or 115 mi Dengzhou
$614
189 km or 117 mi Dengfeng
$542
194 km or 121 mi Anlu
$647
200 km or 124 mi Zhengzhou
$522
203 km or 126 mi Xiangyang
$622
204 km or 127 mi Kaifeng
$623
210 km or 130 mi Xingyang
$531
218 km or 135 mi Yicheng
$599
219 km or 136 mi Gongyi
$535
220 km or 137 mi Shangqiu
$775
221 km or 137 mi Macheng
$659
226 km or 140 mi Yanshi
$521
228 km or 142 mi Xiaogan
$681
230 km or 143 mi Laohekou
$594
230 km or 143 mi Yingcheng
$626
234 km or 145 mi Jingshan
$606
238 km or 148 mi Luoyang
$511
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$591
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$599
244 km or 151 mi Mengzhou
$517
248 km or 154 mi Yongcheng
$633
256 km or 159 mi Qinyang
$525