Lusaka vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lusaka	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$1068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2249	$2602
🏠 One person rent	$312	$531
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$333	$373
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	37	29
😀 Quality of life	49	41
🏙️ Population	2.47M	1.13M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 31% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 6726th and 5045th ($738 vs $1068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Zambia and Mozambique, respectively. Check Zambia vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 0.3 months in Maputo. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 6269th and 6875th 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	$6.95	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.8	$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.8	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$86.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$125	$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.29%	24.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2003	$3504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4875	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.39	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.3	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$80.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9642	$5643

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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 Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$964
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$442
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$562
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$763
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$795
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$784
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$678
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$785
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$807
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$906
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$953
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$993
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$837
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$809
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$672
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$923
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$820
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$889
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$768
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$748
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$621
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$631
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$540
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$854
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$691
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$780
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$665
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1003
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$852
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$628