Lusaka vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lusaka	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$685	$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1880	$4878
🏠 One person rent	$250	$1179
🏘️ Family rent	$606	$2118
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$332	$3356
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	36	84
😀 Quality of life	48	92
🏙️ Population	2.47M	633K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 67% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 7016th and 1692nd ($685 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 4th 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 1.6 months in Stuttgart. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Stuttgart ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 6308th and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Stuttgart

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	Lusaka	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.96	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.84	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$5.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$3.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$1120
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$330	$1630
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.7	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.22%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1988	$7028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4865	$5083
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$54.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.63	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.65	$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.3	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.57	$2.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.5	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$65.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.8	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.6	$97.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5845	$16244

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Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$725
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$1139
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1116
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1090
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1028
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$729
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$670
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1012
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$731
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$810
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$1017
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$761
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$939
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$756
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$834
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$871
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$947
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$662
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$582
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$585
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$1079
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$953
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$515
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$574
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$591
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$498
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$516
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$534
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$500
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$600
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$554
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1000
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$663
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$433
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$670

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1831
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1829
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1815
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1818
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1796
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1807
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1793
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1758
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1781
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1787
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1782
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1756
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1760
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1759
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1737
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1726
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1629
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1722
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1709
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1760
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1704
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1914
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1730
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1512
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1711
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1608
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1675
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1298
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1783
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1661
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1831
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1698
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1748
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1692
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1581
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1668
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1772
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1669
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1671