Asmara vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$1124
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$2586
🏠 One person rent
$227
$468
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$112
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
8
16
😀 Quality of life
14
14
🏙️ Population
963K
1.79M

The cost of living in Asmara is 53% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 8435th and 4892nd ($533 vs $1124) 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 5th in the DR Congo, while ranked 9205th and 9202nd 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
$3.14
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$8.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$399
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$91.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$75.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$74.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$4473

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$498
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$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$826
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$971
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1016
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$925
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$864
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1039
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$499
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$911
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$903
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$498
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$560
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$498
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$522
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$512
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1116
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$500
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$559
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$560
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$860
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$586
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$918
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$879
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1162
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$896
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1155
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$910
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$517
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1175
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$502
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1169

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1069
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1032
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1278
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1062
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$912
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$577
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1045
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$655
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$888
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$687
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$792
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$885
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$565
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$650
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$653
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$495
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$592
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1021
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$761
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$751
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$682
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$820
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1029
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$779
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$716
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$519
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$493
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$688
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$587
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$688
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$506
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$993
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$842
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$754
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458