Bremen City vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bremen City	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1556	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3881	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$773	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$1492	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$513	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3114	$333
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	37
😀 Quality of life	90	49
🏙️ Population	577K	2.47M

The cost of living in Bremen City is 111% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 3214th and 6726th ($1556 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 216th and 6th in Germany and Zambia, respectively. Check Germany vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Bremen City compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Bremen City ranked 25th best city to live in Germany vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 152nd and 6269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bremen City vs Lusaka

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	Bremen City	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.7	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.8	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$767	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1395	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.4	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4885	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4253	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.15	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.5	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.37	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.33	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.6	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$459	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12560	$9642

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Cities near Bremen City

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Delmenhorst	$1451
17 km or 10 mi	Achim	$1450
17 km or 10 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1432
18 km or 11 mi	Syke	$1451
33 km or 21 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1468
40 km or 25 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1456
40 km or 25 mi	Oldenburg	$1481
52 km or 32 mi	Vechta	$1421
52 km or 32 mi	Nordenham	$1358
55 km or 34 mi	Bremerhaven	$1626
55 km or 34 mi	Nienburg	$1498
57 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1482
57 km or 36 mi	Varel	$1348
57 km or 36 mi	Cloppenburg	$1433
60 km or 37 mi	Lohne	$1402
62 km or 39 mi	Geestland	$1382
63 km or 39 mi	Westerstede	$1425
64 km or 40 mi	Friesoythe	$1443
66 km or 41 mi	Wilhelmshaven	$1276
69 km or 43 mi	Soltau	$1469
73 km or 45 mi	Stade	$1428
74 km or 46 mi	Buxtehude	$1437
76 km or 47 mi	Schortens	$1328
77 km or 48 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1552
78 km or 48 mi	Petershagen	$1407
79 km or 49 mi	Espelkamp	$1421
82 km or 51 mi	Wedel	$1482
84 km or 52 mi	Wunstorf	$1558
86 km or 54 mi	Lubbecke	$1420
88 km or 55 mi	Stadthagen	$1530
88 km or 55 mi	Wittmund	$1345
88 km or 55 mi	Minden	$1371
88 km or 55 mi	Cuxhaven	$1382
90 km or 56 mi	Garbsen	$1587
92 km or 57 mi	Leer	$1404
92 km or 57 mi	Pinneberg	$1489
92 km or 57 mi	Seelze	$1590
93 km or 58 mi	Bramsche	$1320
94 km or 58 mi	Elmshorn	$1473
95 km or 59 mi	Langenhagen	$1599

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$700
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$541
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$917
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1018
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$723
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$688
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$992
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$730
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$794
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$776
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$597
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$961
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$766
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$825
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$854
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$975
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$752
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$587
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$624
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$748
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$947
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$492
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$566
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$507
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$457
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$493
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$525
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$583
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$540
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1003
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$631
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$461
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$675