Leipzig vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leipzig Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3571
$1880
🏠 One person rent
$688
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$1289
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2807
$332
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
72
36
😀 Quality of life
92
48
🏙️ Population
616K
2.47M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 112% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 3925th and 7016th ($1449 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 535th 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 Leipzig compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Leipzig ranked 16th best city to live in Germany vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 80th and 6308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Leipzig Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.2
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.19
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.81
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$681
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$454
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$965
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4637
$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2606
$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.59
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.9
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.45
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.11
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.8
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.6
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.4
$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$394
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$5845

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1387
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1347
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1349
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1372
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1360
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1320
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1342
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1365
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1273
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1365
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1345
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1384
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1170
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1306
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1396
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1210
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1376
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1421
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1330
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1191
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1228
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1393
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1095
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1306
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1231
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1387
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1379
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1354
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1386
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1211
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1215
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1387
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1367
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1386
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1386
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1413
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261

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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