Lusaka vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lusaka	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$777	$1327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1907	$3027
🏠 One person rent	$360	$691
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$1065
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$431
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$332	$1622
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	36	27
😀 Quality of life	51	74
🏙️ Population	2.47M	673K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 41% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 6460th and 4103rd ($777 vs $1327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 50th in Zambia and Spain, respectively. Check Zambia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lusaka compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Zaragoza ranked 32nd in Spain, while ranked 6238th and 1412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Zaragoza

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	Lusaka	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.81	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.2	$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.5	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$3.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$800
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$518
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$767	$1289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.1	$73.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$131	$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.35%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2014	$4398
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4865	$2390
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.88	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.9	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.68	$5.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.56	$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.59	$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.12	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$44
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.6	$79.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5932	$7028

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Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$968
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$795
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$1210
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1238
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$784
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1236
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1107
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$689
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$734
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$957
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$852
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1025
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$691
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$761
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$1121
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$722
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$953
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$777
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$970
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$837
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$961
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$645
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$367
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$550
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$1176
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$993
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$332
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$337
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$363
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$326
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$332
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$338
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$327
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$554
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$511
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1014
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$605
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$457
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$992

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1112
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1260
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1023
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1340
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1142
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1234
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1148
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1353
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1364
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1382
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1087
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1128
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1362
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1384
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1139
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1530
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1147
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1360
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1718
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1334
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1138
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1265
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1593
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1076
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1262
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1409
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1241
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1421
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1109
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1156
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1400
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1437
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1501
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1426
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1443
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1571
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1562
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1404
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1219