Barcelona vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$1907
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$332
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
98
36
😀 Quality of life
88
51
🏙️ Population
1.64M
2.47M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 128% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 2423rd and 6460th ($1773 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 9th in Spain and Zambia, respectively. Check Spain vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.4 months in Lusaka. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 193rd and 6238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Lusaka

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Barcelona Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$3.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$67.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$131
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
21.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$2014
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$5.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$3.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$24.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$5932

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

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Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$795
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1210
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1238
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$784
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1236
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1107
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$689
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$734
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$957
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$852
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$691
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$761
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1121
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$722
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$953
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$777
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$970
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$837
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$961
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$645
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$367
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$550
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1176
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$993
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$332
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$337
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$363
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$335
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$326
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$332
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$338
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$327
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$554
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$511
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1014
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$605
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$457
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$992