Berlin vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Berlin	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5039	$1880
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$288	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3287	$332
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	36
😀 Quality of life	95	48
🏙️ Population	3.76M	2.47M

The cost of living in Berlin is 207% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 1583rd and 7016th ($2104 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in Germany and Zambia, respectively. Check Germany vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 23rd and 6308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Lusaka

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	Berlin	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$855	$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2408	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8742	$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6444	$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.4	$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8961	$5845

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1739
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1783
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1775
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1739
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1786
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1730
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1717
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1780
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1739
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1690
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1752
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1737
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1671
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1687
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1713
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1734
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1714
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1574
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1692
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1469
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1393
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1261
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1386
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1387
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1345
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1513
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1390
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1470
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1349
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1365
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1169
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1384
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$931
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1369

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$725
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$1139
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1116
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1090
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1028
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$729
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$670
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$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