Lusaka vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lusaka	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$1672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2249	$4194
🏠 One person rent	$312	$877
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$1732
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$333	$3273
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	37	59
😀 Quality of life	49	91
🏙️ Population	2.47M	526K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 56% less expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 6726th and 2788th ($738 vs $1672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 75th in Zambia and Germany, respectively. Check Zambia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 2 months in Nuremberg. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Nuremberg ranked 20th in Germany, while ranked 6269th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Nuremberg

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	Lusaka	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.95	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$81.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.8	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$4.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$3.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$815
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$599
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$1587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$1350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.8	$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$290
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$125	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.29%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2003	$6830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4875	$5673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$5.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$8.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.39	$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.3	$95.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9642	$13791

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Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$700
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$541
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$917
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1018
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$723
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$688
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$992
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$730
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$794
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$776
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$597
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$961
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$766
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$825
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$854
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$975
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$752
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$587
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$624
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$748
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$947
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$492
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$566
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$507
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$457
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$493
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$525
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$583
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$540
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1003
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$631
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$461
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$675

Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1576
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1567
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1547
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1540
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1581
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1666
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1528
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1533
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1488
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1322
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1489
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1249
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1330
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1444
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1440
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1498
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1445
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1567
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1466
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1544
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1627
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1566
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1419
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1541
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1172
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1456
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1560
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1274
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1594
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1589
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1433
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1613
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1476
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1098
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1557