Lusaka vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$3537
🏠 One person rent
$250
$941
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1683
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$1781
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
36
24
😀 Quality of life
48
78
🏙️ Population
2.47M
586K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 55% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 7016th and 3616th ($685 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 27th 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 1.2 months in Malaga. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Malaga ranked 18th in Spain, while ranked 6308th and 654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$3.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$14939

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$894
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1482
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1407
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1272
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2180
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1415
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$993
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1388
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1430
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1146
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1288
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2079
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1214
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2431
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1297
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1097
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$938
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1284
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1221
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1229
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1108
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1013
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1256
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1165
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1290
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1025
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1260
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$936
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$535
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1358
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1341
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$710
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1316
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1454
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1461
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1446
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1110
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1196
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$855
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$429