Lome vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1768
$3081
🏠 One person rent
$250
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$540
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.4
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$545
$1104
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
16
14
😀 Quality of life
40
21
🏙️ Population
2.19M
1.79M

The cost of living in Lome is 34% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 6964th and 5141st ($678 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.8 months in Lome compared to 1.1 months in Lubumbashi. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 7143rd and 8928th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lome Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.06
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.3
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.31
 Cappuccino
$3.82
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90.4
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$2138
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$1171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.8
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.93%
12.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1203
$6999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$433
$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.4
$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.21
$5.36
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$9.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.23
$9.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.63
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.75
$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$70.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.25
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$21
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.6
$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$99.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6625
$5005

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Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$353
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$616
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$732
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$482
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$677
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$446
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$512
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$617
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$697
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$497
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$582
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$448
253 km or 157 mi Save
$676
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$826
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$616
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$617
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$416
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$459
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$262
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$407
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$620
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$250
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$310
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$314
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$243
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$315
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$272
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$351
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$874
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1114
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$892
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$354
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$916
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$325
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$507
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$327

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1107
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$953
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1236
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1238
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1121
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1210
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$961
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1176
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$795
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$746
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$824
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$337
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$784
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$734
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$338
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$457
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$367
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$957
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$689
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$852
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$767
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$970
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$934
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$761
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$691
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$335
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$332
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$449
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$332
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$722
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$448
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$363
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$890
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$776
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$493
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$326