Lusaka vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lusaka	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$655	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1696	$1500
🏠 One person rent	$218	$236
🏘️ Family rent	$350	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$251	$310
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$98	$751
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	36	15
😀 Quality of life	50	24
🏙️ Population	2.47M	344K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 0.8% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 7398th and 7431st ($655 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Zambia and Lesotho, respectively. Check Zambia vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lusaka compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 6625th and 8994th 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	$7.48	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.82	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$112	$66.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$230
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$206	$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.3	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.9	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.8	$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	25.21%	8.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4812	$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$7.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.68	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.88	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.17	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$2.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.9	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.1	$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$177	$50
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11593	$1130

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Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$748
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$687
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$577
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1062
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$650
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1278
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1069
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$761
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$653
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1021
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$751
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1124
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$716
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$779
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$912
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$587
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$1032
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$658
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$820
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$873
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$755
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$592
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$587
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$888
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$916
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$493
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$565
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$506
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$458
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$496
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$527
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$536
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$514
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$996
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$577
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$495
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$692

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$598
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$762
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$808
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$861
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$901
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$988
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$706
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$984
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$892
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$740
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$826
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$984
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$890
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$827
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$838
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$892
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1304
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$975
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$940
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$784
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$875
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$833
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$830
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$814
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$637
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$599
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$469
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$637
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$946
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$668
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$607