Addis Ababa vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$3081
🏠 One person rent
$407
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$1104
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
32
14
😀 Quality of life
40
21
🏙️ Population
3.04M
1.79M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 10% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 5819th and 5141st ($923 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 7141st and 8928th 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
$6.72
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.31
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$2138
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$1171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
12.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$6999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$5.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$9.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$4.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$9.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$70.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$99.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$5005

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

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