Abuja vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$3081
🏠 One person rent
$165
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$1104
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
37
14
😀 Quality of life
21
21
🏙️ Population
1.57M
1.79M

The cost of living in Abuja is 72% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 9247th and 5141st ($288 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Nigeria and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Nigeria vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 1.1 months in Lubumbashi. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 8926th and 8928th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.42
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$1.31
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$2138
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$1171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
12.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$6999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$5.36
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$9.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$4.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$9.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$70.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$99.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$5005

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$313
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$210
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$269
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$265
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$290
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$272
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$272
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$325
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$243
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$314
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$354
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$210
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$310
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$249
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$250
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$315
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$330
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$507
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$407
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$262
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$233
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$351
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$233
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$436
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$237
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$327
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$978
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$826
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$219
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$761
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$448
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$860
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$976
562 km or 349 mi Save
$676
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$241
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$587
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$683
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$990
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1300

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1107
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$953
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1236
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1238
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1121
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1210
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$961
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1176
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$795
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$746
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$824
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$337
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$784
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$734
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$338
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$457
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$367
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$957
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$689
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$852
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$767
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$970
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$934
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$761
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$691
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$335
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$332
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$449
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$332
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$722
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$448
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$363
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$890
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$776
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$493
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$326