Berlin vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$686
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$1784
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$237
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$381
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$113
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	35
😀 Quality of life	95	50
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.47M

The cost of living in Berlin is 236% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 1275th and 7322nd ($2302 vs $686) 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 0.2 months in Lusaka. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 35th and 6732nd 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	$16	$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$3.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	25.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$1955
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$4123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$38.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$5.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$6.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$13300

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$815
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$750
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$613
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1189
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$639
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1473
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1229
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$754
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$718
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1024
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$770
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1133
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$706
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$768
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$1030
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$577
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$1039
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$630
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$828
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$861
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$1039
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$764
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$591
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$633
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$1002
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$924
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$495
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$530
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$505
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$521
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$458
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$496
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$527
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$583
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$551
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1000
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$628
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$469
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$692