Djibouti City vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$590
$1125
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1446
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$246
$468
🏘️ Family rent
$408
$780
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.8
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$246
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
8
16
😀 Quality of life
43
19
🏙️ Population
604K
1.79M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 48% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 8069th and 4925th ($590 vs $1125) 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 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 7471st and 9126th 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
$4.29
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$73.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.75
 Cappuccino
$2
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$1251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$290
$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$95.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.5
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$55.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12%
11.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1416
$996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$879
$499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$78.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.86
$11.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$6.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$5.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.17
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.1
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.71
$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.6
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5247
$4525

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$564
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$561
101 km or 63 mi Dikhil
$563
185 km or 115 mi Borama
$521
240 km or 149 mi Taiz
$497
245 km or 152 mi Aden
$509
247 km or 153 mi Hargeisa
$682
253 km or 157 mi Jijiga
$1045
264 km or 164 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
277 km or 172 mi Harar
$1050
286 km or 178 mi Ibb
$488
290 km or 180 mi Zabid
$476
356 km or 221 mi Dhamar
$478
357 km or 222 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
387 km or 240 mi Dessie
$931
418 km or 259 mi Sayyan
$476
433 km or 269 mi Sanaa
$532
451 km or 280 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
594 km or 369 mi Mendefera
$481
598 km or 371 mi Sa'dah
$475
600 km or 373 mi Massawa
$484
618 km or 384 mi Asmara
$513
627 km or 390 mi Bahir Dar
$800
628 km or 390 mi Gondar
$923
664 km or 413 mi Najran
$864
689 km or 428 mi Keren
$483
720 km or 448 mi Awasa
$910
726 km or 451 mi Mukalla
$477
740 km or 460 mi Abha
$871
818 km or 509 mi Jimma
$746
826 km or 513 mi Bareq
$873
846 km or 526 mi Kassala
$947
884 km or 550 mi El-Gadarif
$872
936 km or 582 mi Bisha
$890
944 km or 587 mi Baidoa
$745
958 km or 595 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
1019 km or 633 mi As Sulayyil
$993
1090 km or 677 mi Mogadishu
$721
1095 km or 680 mi Port Sudan
$976

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1378
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1029
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1602
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1304
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1166
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1044
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1132
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$849
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$770
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$872
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$559
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$629
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$813
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$522
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$463
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1015
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$727
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$780
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$595
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$792
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1019
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$755
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$677
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$516
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$489
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$689
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$494
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$565
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$690
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$495
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$979
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$828
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$750
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$452