Lusaka vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2003
$2304
🏠 One person rent
$272
$513
🏘️ Family rent
$437
$819
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$331
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$79.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$114
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
35
30
😀 Quality of life
51
42
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.13M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 23% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 6881st and 5473rd ($777 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 3rd in Zambia and Mozambique, respectively. Check Zambia vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lusaka compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 6622nd and 7657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Maputo

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Lusaka Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.56
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$339
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$69.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$87.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.9%
26.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1971
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4422
$2086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$5.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$5.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.77
$7.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.9
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15258
$5827

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Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$849
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$692
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1304
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$629
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1602
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1378
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$727
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$813
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1015
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$780
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$677
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$755
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1166
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$565
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1029
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$632
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$792
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$840
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1044
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$754
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$632
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1132
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$875
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$489
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$559
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$495
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$516
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$452
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$494
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$522
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$456
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$590
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$549
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$952
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$615
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$463
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$691

Cities near Maputo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$912
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$494
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$965
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$607
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$882
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$875
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$902
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$784
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$851
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$997
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$1015
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$1104
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1204
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$912
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$938
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$742
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$1031
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$950
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$994
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$789
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$872
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$860
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$811
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$660
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$615
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$549
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$840
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$611
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$723
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$903
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$691
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$590
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$952
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$742
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$953
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$663