Lusaka vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lusaka	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$756
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2249	$2050
🏠 One person rent	$312	$409
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$794
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$199
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$333	$971
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	37	29
😀 Quality of life	49	44
🏙️ Population	2.47M	6.17M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 2% less expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 6726th and 6647th ($738 vs $756) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 39th 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 136th in China, while ranked 6269th and 6657th 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	$6.95	$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.8	$3.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$477
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$684
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.8	$27.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$41.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$125	$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.29%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2003	$6271
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4875	$3451
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$2.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$5.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.39	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$6.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$9.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.3	$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$476
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9642	$17434

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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 Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$761
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$877
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$771
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$823
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$642
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$650
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$812
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$803
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$702
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$592
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$804
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$461
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$611
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1588
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$653
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$774
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$549
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$758
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$794
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$656
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$916
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2432
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$564
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$755
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$569
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$601
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$582
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$522
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$763
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$575
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$591
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$764
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$936