Lusaka vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lusaka	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$686	$2499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1784	$5815
🏠 One person rent	$237	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$381	$2594
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$4507
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	35	90
😀 Quality of life	50	94
🏙️ Population	2.47M	1.51M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 73% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 7322nd and 889th ($686 vs $2499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Zambia and Germany, respectively. Check Zambia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lusaka compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 6732nd and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Munich

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	Lusaka	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.41	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.86	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$236	$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.7	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.1	$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	25.19%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1955	$12913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4123	$8949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$4.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.6	$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.42	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.74	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.16	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.47	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.9	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.8	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$178	$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13300	$16629

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Cities near Lusaka

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

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2008
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1954
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1994
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1967
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1943
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1925
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1918
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1771
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1877
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1806
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1890
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1827
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1864
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1316
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1853
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1840
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1983
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1785
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1707
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1707
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1867
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1635
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2117
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1638
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1735
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1904
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1726
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1696
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1724
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1759
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1698
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1699
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2009
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1748