Dresden vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$686
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$1784
🏠 One person rent
$706
$237
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$381
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$113
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
65
35
😀 Quality of life
92
50
🏙️ Population
566K
2.47M

The cost of living in Dresden is 123% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 3968th and 7322nd ($1531 vs $686) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 9th in Germany and Zambia, respectively. Check Germany vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 0.2 months in Lusaka. Dresden ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 117th and 6732nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Lusaka

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Dresden Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$3.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
25.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$1955
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$4123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$38.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$5.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$6.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$13300

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$1476
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$1473
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$1476
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1460
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1553

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$815
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$750
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$613
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$1189
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$639
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1473
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1229
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$754
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$718
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1024
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$770
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$706
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$768
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1030
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$577
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1039
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$630
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$828
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$861
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1039
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$764
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$591
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$633
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1002
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$924
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$495
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$530
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$505
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$521
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$458
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$496
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$527
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$461
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$583
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$551
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$628
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$469
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692