Lusaka vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison
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Lusaka | Maputo | |
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🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
🏠 One person rent | ||
🏘️ Family rent | ||
🍽️ Food expenses | ||
🚐 Transport expenses | ||
💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
😷 Air quality | ||
✈️ Airport proximity | ||
🎓 Higher education | ||
😀 Quality of life | ||
🏙️ Population |
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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Prices in Lusaka vs Maputo
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Lusaka | Maputo | |
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Eating Out | ||
🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
☕ Cappuccino | ||
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
Rent & Utilities | ||
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
Transportation | ||
🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
Groceries | ||
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
Other | ||
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
💇 Haircut, simple | ||
👖 Brand Jeans | ||
👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year |
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426 km or 265 mi | Lubumbashi | |
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475 km or 295 mi | Mansa | |
478 km or 297 mi | Gweru | |
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775 km or 482 mi | Mulanje | |
792 km or 492 mi | Serowe | |
802 km or 499 mi | Palapye | |
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Distance | City | Cost of living |
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12 km or 7.7 mi | Matola | |
136 km or 85 mi | Manzini | |
144 km or 90 mi | Xai-Xai | |
148 km or 92 mi | Mbabane | |
272 km or 169 mi | Vryheid | |
310 km or 193 mi | Middelburg | |
318 km or 197 mi | Bethal | |
415 km or 258 mi | Springs | |
426 km or 265 mi | Benoni | |
439 km or 273 mi | Centurion | |
440 km or 273 mi | Pretoria | |
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454 km or 282 mi | Johannesburg | |
457 km or 284 mi | Randburg | |
460 km or 286 mi | Pietermaritzburg | |
464 km or 288 mi | Durban | |
471 km or 292 mi | Vereeniging | |
472 km or 293 mi | Soweto | |
480 km or 299 mi | Vanderbijlpark | |
483 km or 300 mi | Brits | |
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667 km or 414 mi | Palapye | |
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680 km or 422 mi | Mafeteng | |
685 km or 425 mi | Gaborone | |
695 km or 432 mi | Mmabatho | |
697 km or 433 mi | Lobatse | |
712 km or 443 mi | Serowe | |
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