Essen vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1443
$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$2249
🏠 One person rent
$690
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$333
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
37
😀 Quality of life
94
49
🏙️ Population
587K
2.47M

The cost of living in Essen is 95% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 3685th and 6726th ($1443 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 6th 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 0.5 months in Lusaka. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 33rd and 6269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$9642

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448

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$687
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$700
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$541
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$646
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$1018
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$875
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$723
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$688
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$992
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$873
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$1050
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$730
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$794
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$776
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$597
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$961
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$766
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$825
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$854
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$975
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$752
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$624
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$748
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$947
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$492
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$566
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$507
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$518
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$457
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$493
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$525
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$461
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$583
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$540
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1003
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$631
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$461
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$675