Lusaka vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$3076
🏠 One person rent
$250
$520
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1290
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$239
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
36
28
😀 Quality of life
48
38
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.13M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 39% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 7016th and 4869th ($685 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 4th in Zambia and Mozambique, respectively. Check Zambia vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 6308th and 7151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$1787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$913
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$44.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
20.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$3581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$2586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$6.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$6.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$36
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$273
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$5539

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Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$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
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$1003
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$459
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$623
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$791
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$841
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$819
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$696
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$822
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$838
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$909
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$997
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1079
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$874
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$834
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$717
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$971
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$848
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$943
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$717
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$788
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$689
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$774
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$627
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$663
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$554
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$871
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$581
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$718
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$809
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$692
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$600
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1000
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$696
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$862
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$654