Lusaka vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lusaka	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$685	$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1880	$1489
🏠 One person rent	$250	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$606	$395
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$332	$738
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	36	16
😀 Quality of life	48	15
🏙️ Population	2.47M	344K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 9% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 7016th and 7499th ($685 vs $627) 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 0.5 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 6308th and 9036th 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	$6.96	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.84	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$1.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$67.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$330	$160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.7	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.22%	8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1988	$370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4865	$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$4.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.63	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.65	$4.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.3	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.57	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.5	$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.8	$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.6	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$29.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5845	$1137

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Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$725
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$1139
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1116
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1090
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1028
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$729
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$670
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1012
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$731
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$810
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$1017
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$761
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$939
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$756
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$834
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$871
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$947
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$662
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$582
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$585
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$1079
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$953
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$515
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$574
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$591
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$498
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$516
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$534
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$500
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$600
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$554
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1000
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$663
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$433
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$670

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$581
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$774
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$788
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$859
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$862
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$953
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$717
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$971
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$834
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$696
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$822
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$997
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$874
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$791
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$819
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$838
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1286
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$909
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$943
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$703
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$848
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$809
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$841
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$792
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$692
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$623
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$459
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$690
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$901
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$718
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$970
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$654