Barcelona vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$1880
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$332
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
98
36
😀 Quality of life
88
48
🏙️ Population
1.66M
2.47M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 176% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 2198th and 7016th ($1887 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.5 months in Lusaka. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 238th and 6308th 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
$16.1
$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$5845

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

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