Asmara vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$224
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$1593
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$329
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$1100
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
8
14
😀 Quality of life
27
17
🏙️ Population
963K
1.79M

The cost of living in Asmara is 50% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 8486th and 5160th ($520 vs $1050) 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 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1 months in Lubumbashi. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 8455th and 8961st among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$2119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$1165
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.33%
12.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$6963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$8.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$8.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2756
$5003

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$487
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$486
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$488
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$662
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1006
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$897
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$943
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$752
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$838
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$482
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$910
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1003
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$902
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$482
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$546
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$481
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$507
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$496
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1131
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$486
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$542
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$540
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$937
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$571
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$905
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$877
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$979
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$888
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1146
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$908
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1180
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$756
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$860
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$503
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$718
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$518
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$764

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$875
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$961
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1018
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$917
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$776
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$541
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$975
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$738
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$748
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$700
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$747
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$828
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$566
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$843
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$646
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$688
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$525
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$461
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1011
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$992
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$723
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$873
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$634
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$825
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$976
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$794
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$730
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$518
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$492
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$647
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$493
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$597
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$648
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$507
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$934
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$803
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$719
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$457