Essen vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$686
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$1784
🏠 One person rent
$682
$237
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$381
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$113
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
35
😀 Quality of life
95
50
🏙️ Population
587K
2.47M

The cost of living in Essen is 128% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 3860th and 7322nd ($1561 vs $686) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th 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 Essen compared to 0.2 months in Lusaka. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 17th and 6732nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Lusaka

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Essen Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$3.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
25.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$1955
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$4123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$38.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$5.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$6.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$13300

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

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Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$750
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$613
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$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
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$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
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$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
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$469
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692