Lusaka vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lusaka	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2249	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$312	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$333	$1637
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	37	27
😀 Quality of life	49	59
🏙️ Population	2.47M	687K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 33% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 6726th and 4828th ($738 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 120th 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 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 6269th and 5447th 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	$6.95	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.8	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.8	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$125	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.29%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2003	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4875	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.39	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.3	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9642	$7261

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$700
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$541
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$917
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1018
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$723
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$688
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$992
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$730
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$794
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$776
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$597
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$961
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$766
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$825
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$854
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$975
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$752
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$587
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$624
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$748
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$947
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$492
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$566
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$507
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$457
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$493
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$525
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$583
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$540
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1003
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$631
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$461
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$675

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387