Lisbon vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$333
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	37
😀 Quality of life	82	49
🏙️ Population	546K	2.47M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 131% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 2671st and 6726th ($1705 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Portugal and Zambia, respectively. Check Portugal vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 475th and 6269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Lusaka

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	Lisbon	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.1	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$9642

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112

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