Lusaka vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$2525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2003
$5816
🏠 One person rent
$272
$1500
🏘️ Family rent
$437
$2602
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$604
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$252
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$4312
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
35
90
😀 Quality of life
51
94
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.51M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 69% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 6881st and 863rd ($777 vs $2525) 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 1.7 months in Munich. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 6622nd and 44th 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
$8.56
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$5.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$1520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$1185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$2776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$2116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.9%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1971
$13704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4422
$9217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$4.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$73.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.77
$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$77.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.9
$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$871
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15258
$17274

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297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$629
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2002
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1940
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1976
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1960
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1925
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1910
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1890
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1748
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1841
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1770
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1753
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1858
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1790
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1292
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1816
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1789
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1938
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1828
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1731
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1668
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1834
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1788
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1660
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1726
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1808
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1610
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2075
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1606
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1704
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1887
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1669
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1678
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1667
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1717
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1647
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1647
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1636
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$2003
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1714