Lusaka vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$1084
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$3226
🏠 One person rent
$360
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$1512
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
36
28
😀 Quality of life
51
41
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.19M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 28% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 6460th and 4791st ($777 vs $1084) 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 0.4 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 6238th and 7059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.81
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$1202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$105
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
21.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$3602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$2315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$34.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$3971

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166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$795
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1210
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1238
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$784
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1236
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1107
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$689
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$734
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$957
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$852
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$691
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$761
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1121
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$722
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$953
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$777
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$970
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$837
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$961
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$645
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$367
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$550
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1176
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$993
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$332
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$337
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$363
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$335
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$326
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$332
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$338
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$327
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$554
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$511
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1014
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$605
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$457
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$992

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$978
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$447
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$952
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$558
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$739
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$866
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$746
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$631
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$741
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$755
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$783
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$889
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$908
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$776
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$780
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$637
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$875
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$751
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$845
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$625
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$701
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$621
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$682
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$535
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$605
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$511
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$837
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$511
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$656
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$719
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$631
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$554
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1014
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$601
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$689
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$603