Copenhagen vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$333
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	37
😀 Quality of life	97	49
🏙️ Population	644K	2.47M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 216% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 1085th and 6726th ($2333 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Denmark and Zambia, respectively. Check Denmark vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 10th and 6269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Lusaka

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	Copenhagen	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$9642

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452

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