Accra vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$3081
🏠 One person rent
$174
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$1104
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
50
14
😀 Quality of life
56
21
🏙️ Population
2.39M
1.79M

The cost of living in Accra is 43% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 7827th and 5141st ($582 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Ghana vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Accra compared to 1.1 months in Lubumbashi. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 5889th and 8928th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.31
 Cappuccino
$1.98
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$2138
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$1171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
12.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$6999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$5.36
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$9.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$4.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$9.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$70.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$99.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$5005

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$512
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$446
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$497
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$353
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$678
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$616
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$459
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$482
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$416
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$617
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$677
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$732
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$697
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$616
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$874
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
400 km or 249 mi Save
$676
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$617
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$448
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1114
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$826
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$892
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$620
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$916
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$262
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$407
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$250
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$888
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$310
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$923
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$314
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$243
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$897
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$675
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$315
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$351

Cities near Lubumbashi

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