Freetown vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$3163
🏠 One person rent	$980	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$1593
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$1100
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	23	14
😀 Quality of life	37	17
🏙️ Population	951K	1.79M

The cost of living in Freetown is 28% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 4063rd and 5160th ($1346 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Sierra Leone and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 1 months in Lubumbashi. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 7302nd and 8961st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Lubumbashi

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	Freetown	Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$2119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$1165
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	12.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$6963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$8.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$8.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$5003

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1061
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$998
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1278
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$998
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1272
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1019
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$523
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$487
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$804
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$827
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1007
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$999
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$964
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$487
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$552
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$507
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1000
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$489
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$998
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$569
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$490
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1052
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1046
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1114
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$916
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$491
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$904
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$970
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$499
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$937
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$906
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$647
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$490

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