Barcelona vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$2249
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$333
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
98
37
😀 Quality of life
87
49
🏙️ Population
1.7M
2.47M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 149% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 2276th and 6726th ($1841 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Spain and Zambia, respectively. Check Spain vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 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 270th and 6269th 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
$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$9642

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1389
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1454
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1393
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1431
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1361
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1415
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1428
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1269
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1089
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1076
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1237
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1217
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1539
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1338
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1235
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1592
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1197
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1275
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1696
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1435
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1093
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1071
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1233
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1470
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1100
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1391
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1131
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1150
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1499
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1101
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1369
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1220
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2528
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1472
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1296
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1522

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