Asmara vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$3040
🏠 One person rent
$228
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$1591
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$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 48% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 8485th and 5639th ($524 vs $1007) 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 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 1.1 months in Lubumbashi. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 8376th and 8955th 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
$2.97
$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.3
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$691
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$2132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$1157
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
12.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$5.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$4.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$69.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$63.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$99.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$4965

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$490
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$492
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$491
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$686
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$988
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$946
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$935
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$799
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$814
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$489
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$915
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1096
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$895
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$488
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$550
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$491
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1094
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$491
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$554
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$553
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$934
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$584
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$868
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$940
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$889
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$902
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$626
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$527
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$671

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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