Frankfurt vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2102
$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4758
$1880
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$2068
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4186
$332
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
87
36
😀 Quality of life
95
48
🏙️ Population
773K
2.47M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 207% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 1589th and 7016th ($2102 vs $685) 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 months in Frankfurt compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 36th and 6308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Frankfurt Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1303
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2335
$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1600
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8020
$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5017
$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.3
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15030
$5845

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1620
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1773
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1766
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1830
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1763
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1673
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1699
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1801
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1676
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1810
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1739
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1779
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1759
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1815
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1791
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1778
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1814
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1813
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1710
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1750
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1724
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1812
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1723
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1724
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1812
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1805
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1760
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1804
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1906
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1770
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1801
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1953
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1812
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1748
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1766
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1795
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1804
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1716

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Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$725
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1139
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1116
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$830
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1090
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1028
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$729
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$670
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1012
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$890
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$731
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$810
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1017
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$761
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$939
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$756
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$834
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$871
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$947
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$662
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$582
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$585
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1079
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$953
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$515
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$574
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$591
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$526
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$498
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$516
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$534
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$500
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$600
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$554
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$663
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$433
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$670