Lusaka vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$2098
🏠 One person rent
$250
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$793
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$994
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
36
29
😀 Quality of life
48
44
🏙️ Population
2.47M
6.17M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 12% less expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 7016th and 6548th ($685 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 45th in Zambia and China, respectively. Check Zambia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 1.3 months in Maoming. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Maoming ranked 132nd in China, while ranked 6308th and 6627th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Maoming

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Lusaka Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$2.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$3.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$970
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$680
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$6440
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$3663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$2.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$5.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$7.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$31.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$71.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$18483

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$894
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$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
32 km or 20 mi Gaozhou
$774
74 km or 46 mi Zhanjiang
$781
110 km or 68 mi Yangjiang
$895
133 km or 83 mi Yulin
$794
181 km or 113 mi Yunfu
$839
189 km or 118 mi Beihai
$660
193 km or 120 mi Haikou
$671
199 km or 124 mi Kaiping
$824
207 km or 128 mi Wuzhou
$819
209 km or 130 mi Guigang
$725
221 km or 137 mi Zhaoqing
$806
240 km or 149 mi Qinzhou
$614
245 km or 153 mi Jiangmen
$830
269 km or 167 mi Zhongshan
$491
271 km or 168 mi Fangchenggang
$595
272 km or 169 mi Foshan
$602
277 km or 172 mi Macau
$1590
282 km or 175 mi Zhuhai
$641
288 km or 179 mi Laibin
$623
291 km or 181 mi Guangzhou
$763
297 km or 185 mi Nanning
$572
313 km or 194 mi Hezhou
$780
314 km or 195 mi Qingyuan
$808
329 km or 205 mi Dongguan
$678
333 km or 207 mi Liuzhou
$607
337 km or 210 mi Shenzhen
$958
341 km or 212 mi Hong Kong
$2753
344 km or 214 mi Kowloon
$2427
376 km or 233 mi Chongzuo
$586
378 km or 235 mi Lianzhou
$783
383 km or 238 mi Cam Pha
$577
394 km or 245 mi Huizhou
$629
405 km or 252 mi Ha Long
$592
406 km or 252 mi Guilin
$538
407 km or 253 mi Sanya
$778
443 km or 275 mi Shaoguan
$852
444 km or 276 mi Hechi
$601
451 km or 280 mi Haiphong
$606
451 km or 281 mi Heyuan
$801
471 km or 293 mi Shanwei
$1014