Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 3.8% cheaper than Beijing.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 12.1% more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Lusaka
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.63
|
$3.67
ZMW97.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.17
|
$3.41
ZMW90.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.84
|
$0.88
ZMW23.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
$0.47
ZMW12.44
|
|
pay 5.9% less for groceries
Beijing
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
$0.95
ZMW25.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥48.03
|
$4.56
ZMW121.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.55
|
$5.08
ZMW135.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.70
|
$1.73
ZMW46.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.03
|
$1.90
ZMW50.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
$1.13
ZMW30.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
$0.68
ZMW17.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥7.01
|
$1.14
ZMW30.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
$0.53
ZMW14.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
$0.56
ZMW14.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.51
|
$0.72
ZMW19.20
|
|
pay 2.8% less for transportation
Beijing
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.71
|
$5.26
ZMW140.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥316.25
|
$30.62
ZMW816.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥175,256.11
|
$12,371.75
ZMW329,776.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥40.06
|
$8.73
ZMW232.80
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Beijing
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥145.55
|
$103.74
ZMW2,765.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,365.17
|
$274.41
ZMW7,314.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,598.05
|
$193.01
ZMW5,144.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥325.61
|
$107.59
ZMW2,867.82
|
|
pay 65.7% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,890.27
|
$171.24
ZMW4,564.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥201,136.03
|
$14,061.39
ZMW374,814.63
|
|
pay 47.1% less for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
$1.22
ZMW32.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.68
|
$1.81
ZMW48.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.63
|
$2.66
ZMW70.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥422.46
|
$28.16
ZMW750.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥73.26
|
$3.06
ZMW81.62
|
|
pay 19.9% less for clothing
Beijing
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥501.04
|
$44.18
ZMW1,177.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥317.83
|
$31.12
ZMW829.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥648.09
|
$90.18
ZMW2,403.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥902.63
|
$105.64
ZMW2,815.92
|
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