Dusseldorf vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dusseldorf	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1861	$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4578	$1880
🏠 One person rent	$1029	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$1905	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$527	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3480	$332
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	36
😀 Quality of life	95	48
🏙️ Population	629K	2.47M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 172% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 2278th and 7016th ($1861 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th 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 Dusseldorf compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 26th and 6308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Lusaka

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	Dusseldorf	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.8	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.17	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.23	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$959	$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1887	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7923	$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6295	$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.48	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.6	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.9	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.97	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.69	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.77	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.04	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.6	$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$657	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22103	$5845

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1566
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1548
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1571
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1556
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1578
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1527
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1620
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1505
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1647
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1489
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1634
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1441
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1464
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1567
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1612
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1465
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1425
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1652
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1497
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1563
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1638
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1947
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1511
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1543
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1461
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1206
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1479
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1415
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1569
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1525
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1582
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1493
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1441
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1478
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1470
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1851

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$725
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$1139
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$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