Lusaka vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lusaka	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$777	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1907	$1278
🏠 One person rent	$360	$157
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$332	$679
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	36	16
😀 Quality of life	51	18
🏙️ Population	2.47M	519K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 45% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 6460th and 8241st ($777 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Zambia and Lesotho, respectively. Check Zambia vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lusaka compared to 1.3 months in Maseru. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 6238th and 9015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Maseru

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	Lusaka	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.81	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.2	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.5	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$0.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$1.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$82.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$767	$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.1	$37.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$56.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$131	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.35%	8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2014	$333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4865	$447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$5.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.88	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$3.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$5.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.9	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.68	$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.56	$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.59	$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.12	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.6	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5932	$710

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Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$511
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$682
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$701
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$753
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$689
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$703
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$637
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$875
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$780
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$908
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$631
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$741
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$889
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$776
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$739
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$746
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$755
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$710
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$783
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$845
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$683
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$751
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$719
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$866
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$704
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$631
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$558
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$447
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$633
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$805
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$656
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$866
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$603