Leipzig vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leipzig Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1371
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3423
$1907
🏠 One person rent
$641
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$1212
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$462
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2399
$332
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
72
36
😀 Quality of life
91
51
🏙️ Population
625K
2.47M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 76% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 3960th and 6460th ($1371 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 531st 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 0.4 months in Lusaka. Leipzig ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 106th and 6238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Leipzig Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$3.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.36
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$630
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$67.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$131
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
21.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5428
$2014
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3298
$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.1
$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$8.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$5.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.95
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.27
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$3.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.5
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.4
$24.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.2
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10639
$5932

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1303
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1269
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1263
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1242
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1270
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1260
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1253
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1262
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1271
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1249
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1214
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1230
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1096
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1255
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1258
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1269
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1069
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1134
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1193
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$961
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1216
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1135
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1252
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1260
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1296
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1250
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1099
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1165
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1248
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1278
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1329
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1295
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1351
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204

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Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$795
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1210
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1238
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$784
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1236
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1107
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$689
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$734
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$957
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$852
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$691
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$761
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1121
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$722
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$953
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$777
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$970
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$837
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$961
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$645
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$367
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$550
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1176
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$993
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$332
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$337
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$363
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$335
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$326
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$332
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$338
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$327
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$554
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$511
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1014
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$605
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$457
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$992