Essen vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$1907
🏠 One person rent
$759
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$332
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
36
😀 Quality of life
95
51
🏙️ Population
579K
2.47M

The cost of living in Essen is 96% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 3358th and 6460th ($1519 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th 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 Essen compared to 0.4 months in Lusaka. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 32nd and 6238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$3.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$67.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$131
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
21.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$2014
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$5.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$3.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$24.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$5932

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

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$968
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$795
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$1210
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$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