Lusaka vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$655
$2463
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1696
$5699
🏠 One person rent
$218
$1467
🏘️ Family rent
$350
$2572
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$593
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98
$3954
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
36
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 7398th and 920th ($655 vs $2463) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Zambia and Germany, respectively. Check Zambia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lusaka compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 6625th and 61st among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.48
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$80.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$5.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$4.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$1546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$2816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$206
$2089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.9
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.8
$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.21%
4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2016
$13232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4812
$9526
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.82
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$9.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$80.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.1
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11593
$14492

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$1069
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$761
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$1021
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$751
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$1124
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$716
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$779
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$912
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$587
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$1032
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$658
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$820
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$873
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$1045
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$755
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$592
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$587
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$888
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$916
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$493
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$565
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$506
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$519
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
$536
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$514
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$996
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$577
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$495
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$692

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$1966
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$1924
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1956
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$1934
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1905
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1876
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1731
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1757
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$1725
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$1854
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1784
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1841
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1298
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1826
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1790
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1954
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1848
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1745
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1664
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1851
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$1659
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1655
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$1671
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$1807
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1597
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$2083
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$1585
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1697
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1917
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1675
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1706
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$1720
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1725
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1654
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1657
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1654
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1904
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1730