Lusaka vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$651
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$1720
🏠 One person rent
$360
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$451
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$72.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$713
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
49 km
🎓 Higher education
36
19
😀 Quality of life
51
41
🏙️ Population
2.47M
7.01M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 19% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 6460th and 7192nd ($777 vs $651) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 175th in Zambia and China, respectively. Check Zambia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lusaka compared to 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Zhumadian ranked 326th in China, while ranked 6238th and 7073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.81
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$453
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$69.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$4027
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$3.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$23.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$4.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$71.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$12038

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$795
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$1210
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1238
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$784
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1236
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1107
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$689
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$734
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$957
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$852
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$691
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$761
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1121
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$722
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$953
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$777
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$970
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$837
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$961
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$645
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$367
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$550
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1176
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$993
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$332
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$337
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$363
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$335
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$326
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$332
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$338
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$327
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$554
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$511
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1014
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$605
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$457
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$992

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Distance City Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi Wugang
$589
67 km or 42 mi Luohe
$608
92 km or 57 mi Zhoukou
$584
95 km or 59 mi Xinyang
$658
96 km or 60 mi Xiangcheng
$594
108 km or 67 mi Pingdingshan
$605
118 km or 73 mi Xuchang
$599
128 km or 80 mi Jieshou
$617
140 km or 87 mi Nanyang
$642
140 km or 87 mi Changge
$563
140 km or 87 mi Yuzhou
$570
152 km or 94 mi Zaoyang
$614
152 km or 95 mi Guangshui
$629
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$639
160 km or 100 mi Xinzheng
$554
166 km or 103 mi Fuyang
$660
173 km or 107 mi Ruzhou
$554
184 km or 114 mi Xinmi
$542
185 km or 115 mi Dengzhou
$622
189 km or 117 mi Dengfeng
$543
194 km or 121 mi Anlu
$624
200 km or 124 mi Zhengzhou
$506
203 km or 126 mi Xiangyang
$624
204 km or 127 mi Kaifeng
$541
210 km or 130 mi Xingyang
$531
218 km or 135 mi Yicheng
$601
219 km or 136 mi Gongyi
$539
220 km or 137 mi Shangqiu
$743
221 km or 137 mi Macheng
$643
226 km or 140 mi Yanshi
$525
228 km or 142 mi Xiaogan
$650
230 km or 143 mi Laohekou
$600
230 km or 143 mi Yingcheng
$605
234 km or 145 mi Jingshan
$589
238 km or 148 mi Luoyang
$498
240 km or 149 mi Danjiangkou
$601
243 km or 151 mi Zhongxiang
$590
244 km or 151 mi Mengzhou
$524
248 km or 154 mi Yongcheng
$621
256 km or 159 mi Qinyang
$544