Dresden vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$1880
🏠 One person rent
$729
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$332
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
65
36
😀 Quality of life
89
48
🏙️ Population
563K
2.47M

The cost of living in Dresden is 114% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 3857th and 7016th ($1462 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 9th in Germany and Zambia, respectively. Check Germany vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 203rd and 6308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$1.02
 Cappuccino
$3.54
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$12.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$5845

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
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$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387

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$894
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$725
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$1139
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$1116
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$830
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1090
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1028
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$729
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$670
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1012
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$890
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$731
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$810
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1017
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$761
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$939
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$756
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$834
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$871
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$947
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$662
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$582
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$585
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1079
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$953
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$515
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$574
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$591
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$526
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$498
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$516
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$534
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$500
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$600
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$554
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$663
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$433
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$670