Frankfurt vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2251
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5339
$2003
🏠 One person rent
$1290
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$2248
$437
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4308
$130
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
88
35
😀 Quality of life
93
51
🏙️ Population
776K
2.47M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 190% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 1384th and 6881st ($2251 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 Frankfurt compared to 0.2 months in Lusaka. Frankfurt ranked 10th best city to live in Germany vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 48th and 6622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Lusaka

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Frankfurt Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$8.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.9
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.75
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.71
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2336
$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1825
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$63.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.5
$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
24.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8499
$1971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4451
$4422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.42
$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.2
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$6.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.34
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.2
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$4.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.7
$21.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$823
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21222
$15258

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1889
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1829
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1846
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1878
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1872
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1668
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1775
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1798
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1852
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1780
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1732
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1851
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1740
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1822
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1793
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1773
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1829
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1754
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1996
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1855
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1709
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1772
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1778

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Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$849
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$692
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1304
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$629
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1602
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1378
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$727
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$813
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1015
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$780
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$677
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$755
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1166
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$565
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1029
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$632
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$792
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$840
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1044
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$754
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$632
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1132
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$875
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$489
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$559
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$495
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$516
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$452
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$494
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$522
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$456
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$590
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$549
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$952
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$615
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$463
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$691