Lusaka vs Moroni - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lusaka	Moroni
🚶 Cost of living one person	$685	$1091
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1880	$2655
🏠 One person rent	$250	$694
🏘️ Family rent	$606	$1335
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$332	$638
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	36	1
😀 Quality of life	48	26
🏙️ Population	2.47M	74.7K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 37% less expensive than in Moroni. Cities ranked 7016th and 4999th ($685 vs $1091) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd 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 6308th and 8483rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Lusaka	Moroni
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.96	$1.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.84	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$641
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$1369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$330	$1108
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$67.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.7	$72.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.22%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1988	$1526
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4865	$1320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$8.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$2.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$4.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$7.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$9.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$5.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.63	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.65	$1.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.3	$3.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.57	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.5	$6.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.8	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.6	$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5845	$13831

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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 Moroni

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Domoni	$1093
246 km or 153 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
326 km or 202 mi	Pemba	$1500
414 km or 258 mi	Nacala	$1394
574 km or 357 mi	Nampula	$1190
698 km or 434 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
760 km or 472 mi	Zanzibar	$736
760 km or 472 mi	Stone Town	$675
819 km or 509 mi	Morogoro	$639
868 km or 539 mi	Tanga	$601
918 km or 571 mi	Mangochi	$516
925 km or 575 mi	Antananarivo	$519
938 km or 583 mi	Mombasa	$560
941 km or 585 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
949 km or 590 mi	Zomba	$498
965 km or 600 mi	Mulanje	$500
969 km or 602 mi	Quelimane	$670
974 km or 605 mi	Toamasina	$457
992 km or 617 mi	Ntcheu	$515
994 km or 617 mi	Antsirabe	$348
1000 km or 621 mi	Blantyre	$591
1005 km or 624 mi	Malindi	$502
1005 km or 624 mi	Mzuzu	$534
1023 km or 636 mi	Dodoma	$564
1052 km or 653 mi	Mzimba	$574
1057 km or 657 mi	Lilongwe	$582
1117 km or 694 mi	Mbeya	$433
1136 km or 706 mi	Moshi	$548
1154 km or 717 mi	Tete	$834
1176 km or 731 mi	Arusha	$543
1274 km or 792 mi	Beira	$1000
1296 km or 805 mi	Toliara	$403
1311 km or 815 mi	Machakos	$482
1328 km or 825 mi	Kasama	$1079
1335 km or 829 mi	Chimoio	$953
1359 km or 844 mi	Nairobi	$745
1366 km or 849 mi	Thika	$571
1393 km or 865 mi	Mutare	$662
1446 km or 899 mi	Meru	$535
1448 km or 900 mi	Marondera	$810