Lusaka vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lusaka	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$685	$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1880	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$250	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$606	$1045
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$332	$823
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	36	10
😀 Quality of life	48	16
🏙️ Population	2.47M	2.89M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 28% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 7016th and 5954th ($685 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 6308th and 8996th 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	$6.96	$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.84	$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$1358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$330	$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.7	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.22%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1988	$7374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4865	$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$96.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$5.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.63	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.65	$4.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.3	$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.57	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.5	$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.8	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.6	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$88.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5845	$3341

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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 Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$815
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$932
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$902
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$728
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$852
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$947
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$730
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$939
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$763
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$546
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$723
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$559
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$509
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$508
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$723
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$509
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$855
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$510
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$509
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$579
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$441
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$509
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$587
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$545
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$1017
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$509
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$598
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$723
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$1028
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$622
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1090
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$1116
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$810
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$796
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$760
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$1139
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$589