Lusaka vs Moroni - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lusaka	Moroni
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$1105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2249	$2690
🏠 One person rent	$312	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$1278
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$37.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$333	$613
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	37	1
😀 Quality of life	49	11
🏙️ Population	2.47M	74.7K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 33% less expensive than in Moroni. Cities ranked 6726th and 4807th ($738 vs $1105) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Zambia and Comoros, respectively. Check Zambia vs Comoros comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 6269th and 9179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Moroni

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	Lusaka	Moroni
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.95	$5.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.8	$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$511
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$1061
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.8	$64.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$98
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$125	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.29%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2003	$1481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4875	$1246
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$7.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$2.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$4.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$7.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.39	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.3	$56.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9642	$13253

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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 Moroni

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Domoni	$1100
246 km or 153 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
326 km or 202 mi	Pemba	$1506
414 km or 258 mi	Nacala	$1150
574 km or 357 mi	Nampula	$872
698 km or 434 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
760 km or 472 mi	Zanzibar	$552
760 km or 472 mi	Stone Town	$523
819 km or 509 mi	Morogoro	$486
868 km or 539 mi	Tanga	$545
918 km or 571 mi	Mangochi	$493
925 km or 575 mi	Antananarivo	$507
938 km or 583 mi	Mombasa	$580
941 km or 585 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
949 km or 590 mi	Zomba	$457
965 km or 600 mi	Mulanje	$461
969 km or 602 mi	Quelimane	$675
974 km or 605 mi	Toamasina	$447
992 km or 617 mi	Ntcheu	$492
994 km or 617 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1000 km or 621 mi	Blantyre	$507
1005 km or 624 mi	Malindi	$498
1005 km or 624 mi	Mzuzu	$525
1023 km or 636 mi	Dodoma	$502
1052 km or 653 mi	Mzimba	$566
1057 km or 657 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1117 km or 694 mi	Mbeya	$461
1136 km or 706 mi	Moshi	$561
1154 km or 717 mi	Tete	$825
1176 km or 731 mi	Arusha	$638
1274 km or 792 mi	Beira	$1003
1296 km or 805 mi	Toliara	$389
1311 km or 815 mi	Machakos	$408
1328 km or 825 mi	Kasama	$748
1335 km or 829 mi	Chimoio	$947
1359 km or 844 mi	Nairobi	$760
1366 km or 849 mi	Thika	$589
1393 km or 865 mi	Mutare	$752
1446 km or 899 mi	Meru	$541
1448 km or 900 mi	Marondera	$794