Lusaka vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lusaka	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$655	$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1696	$3309
🏠 One person rent	$218	$761
🏘️ Family rent	$350	$1163
🍽️ Food expenses	$251	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$98	$1744
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	36	26
😀 Quality of life	50	77
🏙️ Population	2.47M	687K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 55% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 7398th and 4103rd ($655 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 61st in Zambia and Spain, respectively. Check Zambia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lusaka compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Zaragoza ranked 39th in Spain, while ranked 6625th and 1210th 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	$7.48	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.82	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$112	$622
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$206	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.3	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.9	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.8	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	25.21%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$4828
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4812	$2495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$5.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.68	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.88	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.17	$9.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.9	$77.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.1	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$177	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11593	$8269

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Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$748
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$687
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$577
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1062
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$650
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1278
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1069
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$761
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$653
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1021
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$751
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1124
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$716
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$779
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$912
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$587
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$1032
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$658
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$820
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$873
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$755
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$592
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$587
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$888
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$916
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$493
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$565
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$506
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$458
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$496
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$527
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$536
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$514
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$996
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$577
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$495
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$692

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1157
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1414
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1229
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1585
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1468
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1445
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1318
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1531
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1212
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1571
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1596
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1217
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1673
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1239
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1566
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1740
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1523
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1839
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1200
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1363
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1590
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1407
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1598
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1703
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1660
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1637
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1746
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1687
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1572
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581