Asmara vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$2611
🏠 One person rent
$222
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$772
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$96
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
9
16
😀 Quality of life
18
18
🏙️ Population
963K
1.79M

The cost of living in Asmara is 53% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 8533rd and 4943rd ($531 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Eritrea and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Eritrea vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Lubumbashi ranked 4th in the DR Congo, while ranked 9169th and 9166th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Lubumbashi

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Asmara Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$3.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$995
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$504
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$81.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$4523

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$498
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$497
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$498
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$810
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$931
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1017
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$858
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$863
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$893
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$572
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$571
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$865
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$601
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$819
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1107
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$832
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$526
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1153
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$509
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1152

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1229
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1039
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1473
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1189
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1030
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$613
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1039
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$686
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1002
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$750
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$786
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$887
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$530
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$639
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$718
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$469
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$591
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1024
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$754
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$770
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$662
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$828
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1037
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$768
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$706
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$521
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$495
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$691
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$577
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$691
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$505
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$999
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$839
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$759
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458