Ibadan vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ibadan Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$658
$1125
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1440
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$363
$468
🏘️ Family rent
$622
$780
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
49
16
😀 Quality of life
38
19
🏙️ Population
2.56M
1.79M

The cost of living in Ibadan is 41% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 7566th and 4925th ($658 vs $1125) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 2nd in Nigeria and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Nigeria vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ibadan compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Ibadan ranked 2nd best city to live in Nigeria vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 8113th and 9126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ibadan vs Lubumbashi

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Ibadan Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.77
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$73.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.86
$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.65
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$0.86
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.25
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$332
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$624
$1251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$579
$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.9
$95.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.2
$55.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.09%
11.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$853
$996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$479
$499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.4
$78.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.53
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$6.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$5.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.65
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.57
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.46
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.28
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.78
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.58
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.64
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.3
$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.24
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.51
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.7
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$41.8
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1576
$4525

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Oyo
$639
68 km or 42 mi Abeokuta
$995
72 km or 45 mi Ife
$670
83 km or 51 mi Osogbo
$575
120 km or 74 mi Lagos
$946
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$518
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$488
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
173 km or 107 mi Save
$654
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$768
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$531
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$830
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$596
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$627
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$786
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$657
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$759
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$795
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$656
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$656
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$665
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$693
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$727
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$692
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$661
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$500
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$1364
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$564
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$1375
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$773
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$559
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$591
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$583
476 km or 295 mi Ashaiman
$697
484 km or 301 mi Koforidua
$762
495 km or 308 mi Accra
$927
520 km or 323 mi Kaduna
$323
558 km or 347 mi Calabar
$373
570 km or 354 mi Tamale
$666
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$517

Cities near Lubumbashi

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