Cologne vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cologne	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1744	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4212	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$947	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$1673	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3148	$333
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	37
😀 Quality of life	96	49
🏙️ Population	1.09M	2.47M

The cost of living in Cologne is 136% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 2551st and 6726th ($1744 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 6th in Germany and Zambia, respectively. Check Germany vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 12th and 6269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Lusaka

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	Cologne	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.67	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1902	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6163	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5539	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.6	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.56	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.09	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.2	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15595	$9642

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1551
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1536
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1534
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1544
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1529
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1554
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1523
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1518
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1522
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1497
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1542
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1677
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1522
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1580
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1502
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1517
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1494
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1494
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1516
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1446
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1503
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1495
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1479
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1490
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1500
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772

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