Lome vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$802
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1899
$2611
🏠 One person rent
$293
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$474
$772
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$116
$96
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
16
16
😀 Quality of life
27
18
🏙️ Population
2.19M
1.79M

The cost of living in Lome is 29% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 6752nd and 4943rd ($802 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Togo and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Togo vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lome compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Lubumbashi ranked 4th in the DR Congo, while ranked 8925th and 9166th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lome Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.61
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.42
$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.95
$3.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.87
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.6
$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.27%
12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1446
$995
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$504
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.5
$81.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.32
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.99
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.8
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.21
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.9
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.24
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.4
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3590
$4523

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$454
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$678
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$796
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$683
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$612
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$607
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$654
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$673
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$741
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$703
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$861
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1022
253 km or 157 mi Save
$650
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1017
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$673
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$675
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$562
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$664
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$759
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$665
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$682
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$775
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$659
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$612
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$538
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$578
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$655
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$594
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$878
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1075
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1198
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1066
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$922
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1063
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$785
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1555
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$618

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1229
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1039
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1473
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1189
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1030
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$613
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1039
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$686
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1002
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$750
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$786
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$887
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$530
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$639
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$718
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$469
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$591
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1024
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$754
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$770
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$662
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$828
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1037
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$768
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$706
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$521
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$495
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$691
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$577
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$691
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$505
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$999
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$839
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$759
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458