Addis Ababa vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$3040
🏠 One person rent
$604
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$1591
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$1100
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
32
14
😀 Quality of life
40
17
🏙️ Population
5.23M
1.79M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 10% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 4928th and 5639th ($1103 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ethiopia and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.1 months in Lubumbashi. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 6957th and 8955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Lubumbashi

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Addis Ababa Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$691
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$2132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$1157
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
12.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$4.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$69.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$63.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$99.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$4965

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1028
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$939
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1090
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1116
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1017
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1139
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$947
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$685
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$725
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$730
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$815
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$574
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$830
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$670
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$534
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$433
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$582
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1012
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$729
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$890
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$723
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$834
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$932
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$810
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$731
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$526
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$515
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$509
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$516
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$761
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$509
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$591
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$902
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$763
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$546
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$498