Lusaka vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person
$686
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1784
$2078
🏠 One person rent
$237
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$751
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$113
$1006
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
35
27
😀 Quality of life
50
52
🏙️ Population
2.47M
6.17M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 13% less expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 7322nd and 6807th ($686 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 30th in Zambia and China, respectively. Check Zambia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lusaka compared to 1.3 months in Maoming. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Maoming ranked 100th in China, while ranked 6732nd and 6563rd 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
$7.41
$2.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.64
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$431
$867
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$236
$652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.1
$43.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.19%
3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1955
$4804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.6
$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$2.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$5.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.32
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.74
$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$7.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.47
$9.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.8
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$178
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13300
$19015

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$815
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$750
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$613
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1189
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$639
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1473
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1229
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$754
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$718
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1024
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$770
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$706
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$768
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1030
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$577
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1039
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$630
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$828
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$861
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1039
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$764
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$591
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$633
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1002
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$924
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$495
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$530
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$505
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$521
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
$583
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$551
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$628
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$469
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Gaozhou
$790
74 km or 46 mi Zhanjiang
$805
110 km or 68 mi Yangjiang
$896
133 km or 83 mi Yulin
$738
181 km or 113 mi Yunfu
$832
189 km or 118 mi Beihai
$664
193 km or 120 mi Haikou
$694
199 km or 124 mi Kaiping
$844
207 km or 128 mi Wuzhou
$816
209 km or 130 mi Guigang
$699
221 km or 137 mi Zhaoqing
$807
240 km or 149 mi Qinzhou
$605
245 km or 153 mi Jiangmen
$848
269 km or 167 mi Zhongshan
$534
271 km or 168 mi Fangchenggang
$592
272 km or 169 mi Foshan
$611
277 km or 172 mi Macau
$1718
282 km or 175 mi Zhuhai
$674
288 km or 179 mi Laibin
$608
291 km or 181 mi Guangzhou
$782
297 km or 185 mi Nanning
$564
313 km or 194 mi Hezhou
$769
314 km or 195 mi Qingyuan
$795
329 km or 205 mi Dongguan
$666
333 km or 207 mi Liuzhou
$587
337 km or 210 mi Shenzhen
$939
341 km or 212 mi Hong Kong
$2674
344 km or 214 mi Kowloon
$2415
376 km or 233 mi Chongzuo
$580
378 km or 235 mi Lianzhou
$760
383 km or 238 mi Cam Pha
$577
394 km or 245 mi Huizhou
$621
405 km or 252 mi Ha Long
$585
406 km or 252 mi Guilin
$533
407 km or 253 mi Sanya
$774
443 km or 275 mi Shaoguan
$807
444 km or 276 mi Hechi
$584
451 km or 280 mi Haiphong
$571
451 km or 281 mi Heyuan
$765
471 km or 293 mi Shanwei
$943