Lusaka vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2003
$1612
🏠 One person rent
$272
$215
🏘️ Family rent
$437
$368
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$752
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
49 km
🎓 Higher education
35
17
😀 Quality of life
51
44
🏙️ Population
2.47M
7.01M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 30% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 6881st and 7983rd ($777 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 263rd 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 Zhumadian. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Zhumadian ranked 338th in China, while ranked 6622nd and 7353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Zhumadian

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Lusaka Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.56
$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$36.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.9%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1971
$3276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4422
$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.77
$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$5.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.9
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15258
$8478

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297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$629
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$1602
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1378
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$727
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$813
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1015
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$780
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$677
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$755
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1166
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$565
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1029
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$632
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$792
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$840
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1044
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$754
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$632
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1132
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$875
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$489
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$559
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$495
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$516
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$452
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$494
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$522
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$456
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$590
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$549
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$952
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$615
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$463
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi Wugang
$521
67 km or 42 mi Luohe
$519
92 km or 57 mi Zhoukou
$610
95 km or 59 mi Xinyang
$596
96 km or 60 mi Xiangcheng
$583
108 km or 67 mi Pingdingshan
$533
118 km or 73 mi Xuchang
$487
128 km or 80 mi Jieshou
$567
140 km or 87 mi Nanyang
$575
140 km or 87 mi Changge
$504
140 km or 87 mi Yuzhou
$516
152 km or 94 mi Zaoyang
$562
152 km or 95 mi Guangshui
$589
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$593
160 km or 100 mi Xinzheng
$514
166 km or 103 mi Fuyang
$613
173 km or 107 mi Ruzhou
$529
184 km or 114 mi Xinmi
$520
185 km or 115 mi Dengzhou
$555
189 km or 117 mi Dengfeng
$522
194 km or 121 mi Anlu
$595
200 km or 124 mi Zhengzhou
$523
203 km or 126 mi Xiangyang
$575
204 km or 127 mi Kaifeng
$457
210 km or 130 mi Xingyang
$520
218 km or 135 mi Yicheng
$556
219 km or 136 mi Gongyi
$522
220 km or 137 mi Shangqiu
$612
221 km or 137 mi Macheng
$610
226 km or 140 mi Yanshi
$524
228 km or 142 mi Xiaogan
$643
230 km or 143 mi Laohekou
$545
230 km or 143 mi Yingcheng
$600
234 km or 145 mi Jingshan
$585
238 km or 148 mi Luoyang
$540
240 km or 149 mi Danjiangkou
$541
243 km or 151 mi Zhongxiang
$573
244 km or 151 mi Mengzhou
$513
248 km or 154 mi Yongcheng
$588
256 km or 159 mi Qinyang
$513