Djibouti City vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$586
$1124
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1414
$2586
🏠 One person rent
$249
$468
🏘️ Family rent
$413
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.7
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$112
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
8
16
😀 Quality of life
41
14
🏙️ Population
604K
1.79M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 48% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 7941st and 4892nd ($586 vs $1124) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Djibouti and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Djibouti vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Lubumbashi ranked 5th in the DR Congo, while ranked 7664th and 9202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Lubumbashi

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Djibouti City Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.12
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.23
$8.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$399
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$91.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.94%
12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$959
$500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.1
$75.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.46
$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.9
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.05
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$74.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.75
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.5
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4170
$4473

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Distance City Cost of living
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$560
68 km or 42 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
101 km or 63 mi Dikhil
$559
185 km or 115 mi Borama
$502
240 km or 149 mi Taiz
$522
245 km or 152 mi Aden
$517
247 km or 153 mi Hargeisa
$694
253 km or 157 mi Jijiga
$1169
264 km or 164 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
277 km or 172 mi Harar
$1175
286 km or 178 mi Ibb
$512
290 km or 180 mi Zabid
$499
356 km or 221 mi Dhamar
$500
357 km or 222 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
387 km or 240 mi Dessie
$1039
418 km or 259 mi Sayyan
$498
433 km or 269 mi Sanaa
$560
451 km or 280 mi Mekelle
$826
561 km or 348 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
594 km or 369 mi Mendefera
$498
598 km or 371 mi Sa'dah
$498
600 km or 373 mi Massawa
$499
618 km or 384 mi Asmara
$533
627 km or 390 mi Bahir Dar
$864
628 km or 390 mi Gondar
$1016
664 km or 413 mi Najran
$860
689 km or 428 mi Keren
$500
720 km or 448 mi Awasa
$1031
726 km or 451 mi Mukalla
$500
740 km or 460 mi Abha
$911
818 km or 509 mi Jimma
$802
826 km or 513 mi Bareq
$903
846 km or 526 mi Kassala
$971
884 km or 550 mi El-Gadarif
$925
936 km or 582 mi Bisha
$918
944 km or 587 mi Baidoa
$724
958 km or 595 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
1019 km or 633 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
1090 km or 677 mi Mogadishu
$715
1095 km or 680 mi Port Sudan
$964

Cities near Lubumbashi

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