Lusaka vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lusaka	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2249	$2636
🏠 One person rent	$312	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$1034
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$333	$828
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	37	10
😀 Quality of life	49	16
🏙️ Population	2.47M	2.89M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 27% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 6726th and 5435th ($738 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Zambia and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Zambia vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 6269th and 9011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Lusaka	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.95	$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.8	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$1343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.8	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$125	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.29%	12.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2003	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4875	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$97.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.39	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.3	$25.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$57
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$89.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9642	$3463

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Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$700
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$541
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$917
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1018
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$723
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$688
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$992
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$730
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$794
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$776
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$597
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$961
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$766
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$825
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$854
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$975
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$752
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$587
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$624
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$748
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$947
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$492
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$566
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$507
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$457
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$493
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$525
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$583
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$540
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1003
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$631
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$461
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$675

Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$828
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$976
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$934
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$746
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$876
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$975
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$747
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$961
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$803
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$719
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$759
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$496
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$648
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$634
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$648
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$910
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$651
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$648
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$479
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$413
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$648
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$381
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$518
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$776
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$650
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$771
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$875
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$613
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1018
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$917
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$850
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$806
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$768
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$541
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$580