Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 2.0 times more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 9.3% less for restaurants
Lusaka
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW140.97
|
$4.15
CN¥30.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW93.92
|
$5.54
CN¥40.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW26.72
|
$0.50
CN¥3.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW12.27
|
$0.31
CN¥2.24
|
|
pay 3.2% more for groceries
Lusaka
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.93
|
$1.43
CN¥10.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW107.94
|
$6.83
CN¥49.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW133.97
|
$7.46
CN¥53.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW66.06
|
$1.75
CN¥12.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW48.85
|
$1.44
CN¥10.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.90
|
$0.96
CN¥6.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW19.43
|
$0.79
CN¥5.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW33.02
|
$0.87
CN¥6.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW17.00
|
$0.58
CN¥4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.04
|
$0.37
CN¥2.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.07
|
$0.49
CN¥3.52
|
|
pay 19.4% more for transportation
Lusaka
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW138.14
|
$4.35
CN¥31.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,012.91
|
$34.62
CN¥250.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW218,919.81
|
$20,773.90
CN¥150,126.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW331.74
|
$4.68
CN¥33.83
|
|
pay 95.3% more for housing
Lusaka
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,950.34
|
$13.59
CN¥98.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW7,180.97
|
$969.73
CN¥7,007.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,364.66
|
$561.86
CN¥4,060.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,283.73
|
$42.17
CN¥304.75
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Lusaka
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW3,044.12
|
$836.50
CN¥6,045.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW160,938.36
|
$25,256.69
CN¥182,522.49
|
|
pay 71.9% more for entertainment and sports
Lusaka
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW28.01
|
$1.38
CN¥10.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW60.02
|
$3.73
CN¥26.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW70.37
|
$3.46
CN¥25.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,111.91
|
$62.16
CN¥449.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW85.22
|
$8.31
CN¥60.05
|
|
pay 56.0% more for clothing
Lusaka
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW670.86
|
$65.57
CN¥473.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW718.15
|
$35.21
CN¥254.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
$85.31
CN¥616.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,403.82
|
$112.58
CN¥813.60
|
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