Dortmund vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1401
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3713
$1907
🏠 One person rent
$648
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$1418
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2678
$332
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
93
36
😀 Quality of life
77
51
🏙️ Population
587K
2.47M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 80% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 3822nd and 6460th ($1401 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 452nd and 9th in Germany and Zambia, respectively. Check Germany vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dortmund compared to 0.4 months in Lusaka. Dortmund ranked 62nd best city to live in Germany vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 764th and 6238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$3.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.1
$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.7
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1387
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$67.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$131
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
21.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$2014
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.34
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$8.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$5.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.55
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$3.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$24.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13929
$5932

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357

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Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$795
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1210
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1238
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$784
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1236
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1107
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$689
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$734
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$957
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$852
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$691
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$761
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1121
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$722
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$953
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$777
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$970
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$837
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$961
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$645
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$367
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$550
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1176
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$993
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$332
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$337
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$363
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$335
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$326
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$332
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$338
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$327
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$554
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$511
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1014
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$605
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$457
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$992