Lisbon vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lisbon	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1738	$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4010	$1880
🏠 One person rent	$1101	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$1921	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$405	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1351	$332
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	36
😀 Quality of life	82	48
🏙️ Population	546K	2.47M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 154% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 2758th and 7016th ($1738 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 9th in Portugal and Zambia, respectively. Check Portugal vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Lisbon ranked 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 437th and 6308th 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	$13	$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.76	$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1300	$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2473	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1564	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6911	$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3548	$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.48	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.11	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.72	$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.6	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16143	$5845

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1618
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1453
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1491
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1408
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1534
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1834
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1412
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1357
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1202
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1266
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1348
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1312
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1350
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1323
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1314
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1321
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1301
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1425
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1237
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1256
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1624
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1206
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1351
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1275
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1213
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1249
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1228
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1235
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1162

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