Lome vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$711
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1810
$3040
🏠 One person rent
$267
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$556
$1591
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.9
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$565
$1100
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
16
14
😀 Quality of life
40
17
🏙️ Population
2.19M
1.79M

The cost of living in Lome is 29% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 6859th and 5639th ($711 vs $1007) 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 0.8 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 6954th and 8955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lome Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.2
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.3
 Cappuccino
$3.92
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.26
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$691
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.7
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$2132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$1157
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.9
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.8
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.94%
12.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1221
$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$448
$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.5
$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.3
$5.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$4.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.72
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$69.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.45
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.2
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.1
$63.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$99.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4929
$4965

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140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
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$617
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$368
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$546
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$655
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$710
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$585
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$747
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1133
253 km or 157 mi Save
$644
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1019
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$652
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$652
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$412
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$546
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$759
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$699
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$656
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$774
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$704
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$492
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$526
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$635
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$537
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$658
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$886
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1015
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1164
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1012
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$1036
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1011
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$846
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1686
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$651

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1028
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$939
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1090
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1116
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1017
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1139
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$947
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$685
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$725
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$730
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$815
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$574
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$830
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$670
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$534
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$433
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$582
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1012
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$729
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$890
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$723
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$834
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$932
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$810
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$731
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$526
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$515
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$509
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$516
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$761
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$509
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$591
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$902
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$763
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$546
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$498