Essen vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$1696
🏠 One person rent
$666
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$350
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$98
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
36
😀 Quality of life
96
50
🏙️ Population
587K
2.47M

The cost of living in Essen is 132% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 3903rd and 7398th ($1516 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 8th in Germany and Zambia, respectively. Check Germany vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 0.1 months in Lusaka. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 24th and 6625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$7.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$3.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$42.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$64.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$45.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
25.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$2016
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$4812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$4.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$11593

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

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$748
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$687
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$577
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$1062
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$650
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1278
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1069
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$761
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$653
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1021
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$751
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$716
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$779
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$912
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$587
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1032
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$658
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$820
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$873
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1045
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$755
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$592
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$587
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$888
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$916
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$493
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$565
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$506
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$519
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
$536
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$514
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$996
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$577
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$495
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692