Lusaka vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2003
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$272
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$437
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
35
15
😀 Quality of life
51
20
🏙️ Population
2.47M
344K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 18% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 6881st and 7557th ($777 vs $660) 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 0.2 months in Lusaka compared to 0.2 months in Maseru. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 6622nd and 9105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.56
$9.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$8.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$70.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$128
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$35.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.9%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1971
$387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4422
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$6.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.77
$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.9
$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$53
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15258
$1202

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$849
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$692
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1304
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$629
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1602
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1378
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$727
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$813
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1015
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$780
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$677
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$755
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1166
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$565
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1029
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$632
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$792
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$840
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1044
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$754
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$632
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1132
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$875
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$489
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$559
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$495
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$516
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$452
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$494
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$522
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$456
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$590
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$549
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$952
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$615
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$463
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$611
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$742
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$811
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$872
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$904
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$953
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$860
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$789
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$1033
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$742
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$1031
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$938
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1204
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$784
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$851
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$1104
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$912
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$882
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$902
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$997
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1390
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$1015
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$994
410 km or 255 mi East London
$773
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$950
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$903
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$875
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$863
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$691
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$607
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$494
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$691
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$968
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$723
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1020
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$663