Leipzig vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leipzig Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1659
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3917
$2003
🏠 One person rent
$833
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$437
🍽️ Food expenses
$541
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2965
$130
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
72
35
😀 Quality of life
91
51
🏙️ Population
620K
2.47M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 113% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 3360th and 6881st ($1659 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 275th and 9th in Germany and Zambia, respectively. Check Germany vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Leipzig compared to 0.2 months in Lusaka. Leipzig ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 106th and 6622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Lusaka

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Leipzig Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.1
$8.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.84
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.88
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$730
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$544
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1315
$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$314
$63.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.5
$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
24.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5495
$1971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2418
$4422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.4
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.18
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.94
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$8.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$6.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.09
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.19
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$4.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.7
$21.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13142
$15258

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1551
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1505
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1398
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1434
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1408
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1380
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1399
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1416
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1363
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1407
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1482
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1416
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1161
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1440
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1459
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1299
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1410
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1482
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1445
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1244
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1530
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1415
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1131
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1335
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1269
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1462
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1316
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1414
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1430
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1416
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1283
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1316
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1428
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1381
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1417
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1448
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1410
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438

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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