Dakar vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$3163
🏠 One person rent	$529	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$1593
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$1100
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	29	14
😀 Quality of life	47	17
🏙️ Population	1.44M	1.79M

The cost of living in Dakar is 6% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 4757th and 5160th ($1114 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Senegal and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Senegal vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 1 months in Lubumbashi. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 6427th and 8961st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Lubumbashi

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	Dakar	Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$1.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$2119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$1165
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	12.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$6963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$8.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$8.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$5003

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Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1046
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1052
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$998
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1000
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$970
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$477
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$507
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$552
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$647
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$964
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$827
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$675
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$804
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$998
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$840
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$838
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1061
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$998
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1019
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1346
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$865
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1278
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$1007
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1272
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$569
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$491
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$489
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$523
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$487
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$490
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$999
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$489
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$487
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$499
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$916

Cities near Lubumbashi

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