Frankfurt vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2230
$686
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5257
$1784
🏠 One person rent
$1250
$237
🏘️ Family rent
$2174
$381
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4800
$113
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
88
35
😀 Quality of life
95
50
🏙️ Population
776K
2.47M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 225% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 1425th and 7322nd ($2230 vs $686) 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 2.2 months in Frankfurt compared to 0.2 months in Lusaka. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 34th and 6732nd 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
$18.6
$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.1
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.2
$3.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1296
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$987
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
25.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8454
$1955
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4665
$4123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.7
$38.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$5.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.8
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.6
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$6.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.9
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$713
$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18543
$13300

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1765
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1881
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1870
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1928
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1841
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1750
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1756
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1891
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1761
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1883
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1806
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1887
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1823
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1826
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1867
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1831
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1874
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1864
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1866
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1681
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1768
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1732
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1836
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1808
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1742
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1832
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1779
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1841
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1802
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1807
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1849
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1780
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1939
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1760
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1787
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1786
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1801

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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