Lusaka vs Moroni - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Moroni
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$1358
🏠 One person rent
$360
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$482
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$20.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$369
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
36
1
😀 Quality of life
51
13
🏙️ Population
2.47M
74.7K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 32% more expensive than in Moroni. Cities ranked 6460th and 7786th ($777 vs $587) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Zambia and Comoros, respectively. Check Zambia vs Comoros comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lusaka compared to 0.6 months in Moroni. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Moroni ranked 1st in Comoros, while ranked 6238th and 9189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Moroni
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.81
$1.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$17.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$433
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$278
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
10.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$772
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$4.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$2.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$4.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$4.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$28
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$58.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$3033

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Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$795
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1210
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1238
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$784
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1236
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1107
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$689
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$734
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$957
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$852
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$691
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$761
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1121
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$722
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$953
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$777
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$970
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$837
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$961
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$645
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$367
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$550
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1176
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$993
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$332
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$337
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$363
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$335
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$326
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$332
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$338
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$327
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$554
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$511
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1014
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$605
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$457
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$992

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Distance City Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi Domoni
$585
246 km or 153 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
326 km or 202 mi Pemba
$1144
414 km or 258 mi Nacala
$1127
574 km or 357 mi Nampula
$1165
698 km or 434 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
760 km or 472 mi Zanzibar
$762
760 km or 472 mi Stone Town
$706
819 km or 509 mi Morogoro
$600
868 km or 539 mi Tanga
$622
918 km or 571 mi Mangochi
$332
925 km or 575 mi Antananarivo
$600
938 km or 583 mi Mombasa
$493
941 km or 585 mi Monkey Bay
$335
949 km or 590 mi Zomba
$326
965 km or 600 mi Mulanje
$327
969 km or 602 mi Quelimane
$992
974 km or 605 mi Toamasina
$461
992 km or 617 mi Ntcheu
$332
994 km or 617 mi Antsirabe
$353
1000 km or 621 mi Blantyre
$363
1005 km or 624 mi Malindi
$452
1005 km or 624 mi Mzuzu
$338
1023 km or 636 mi Dodoma
$581
1052 km or 653 mi Mzimba
$337
1057 km or 657 mi Lilongwe
$367
1117 km or 694 mi Mbeya
$457
1136 km or 706 mi Moshi
$536
1154 km or 717 mi Tete
$970
1176 km or 731 mi Arusha
$571
1274 km or 792 mi Beira
$1014
1296 km or 805 mi Toliara
$428
1311 km or 815 mi Machakos
$524
1328 km or 825 mi Kasama
$1176
1335 km or 829 mi Chimoio
$993
1359 km or 844 mi Nairobi
$646
1366 km or 849 mi Thika
$530
1393 km or 865 mi Mutare
$645
1446 km or 899 mi Meru
$486
1448 km or 900 mi Marondera
$761