Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 9.1% cheaper than Maputo.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 38.9% less for restaurants
Maputo
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
$5.15
ZMW130.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.53
MZN545.00
|
$3.43
ZMW87.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MZN59.88
|
$0.98
ZMW24.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
MZN54.56
|
$0.45
ZMW11.39
|
|
pay 31.1% more for groceries
Maputo
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
MZN73.75
|
$0.80
ZMW20.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.42
MZN538.00
|
$3.95
ZMW100.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.85
MZN373.81
|
$4.90
ZMW124.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MZN122.23
|
$2.42
ZMW61.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
$1.79
ZMW45.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MZN52.32
|
$1.13
ZMW28.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.96
|
$0.71
ZMW18.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
$1.21
ZMW30.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$0.62
ZMW15.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MZN24.62
|
$0.73
ZMW18.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$0.73
ZMW18.64
|
|
pay 10.0% more for transportation
Maputo
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.10
MZN325.99
|
$5.05
ZMW128.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
$37.04
ZMW940.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.00
|
$8,004.53
ZMW203,244.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.43
MZN2,200.00
|
$12.13
ZMW307.99
|
|
pay 14.0% less for housing
Maputo
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
$144.44
ZMW3,667.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.90
MZN55,714.29
|
$262.56
ZMW6,666.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.39
MZN13,571.43
|
$159.59
ZMW4,052.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.17
MZN4,100.34
|
$83.50
ZMW2,120.21
|
|
pay 26.4% less for childcare
Maputo
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
$111.30
ZMW2,826.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
$5,884.51
ZMW149,414.85
|
|
pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports
Maputo
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MZN65.00
|
$1.02
ZMW26.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.99
MZN127.22
|
$2.19
ZMW55.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
$2.57
ZMW65.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.21
MZN3,975.00
|
$40.66
ZMW1,032.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
$3.12
ZMW79.12
|
|
pay 9.2% less for clothing
Maputo
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.21
MZN1,675.00
|
$24.53
ZMW622.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$68.27
MZN4,362.50
|
$26.26
ZMW666.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.51
MZN4,250.00
|
$90.18
ZMW2,289.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.94
MZN5,875.00
|
$87.89
ZMW2,231.70
|
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