Lusaka vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$4256
🏠 One person rent
$250
$1111
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1849
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$457
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$2391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
36
98
😀 Quality of life
48
90
🏙️ Population
2.47M
3.33M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 64% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 7016th and 2194th ($685 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 5th in Zambia and Spain, respectively. Check Zambia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 6308th and 149th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$58.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$4.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$1256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$911
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$2211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$1526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$6496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$4015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$8.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$6.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$67.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$585
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$10462

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$1139
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$1116
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$830
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$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

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$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1567
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$1526
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1592
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1471
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1396
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1444
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1122
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1289
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1333
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1162
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1259
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1287
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1262
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1127
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$974
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1169
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1260
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1220
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1037
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1217
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1317
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1016
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1019
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1314
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1316
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1461
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1330
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1186
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1337
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1013
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1258
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1165
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1271
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$863
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1284
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1260
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$1581