Luanda vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Luanda Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1125
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$440
$468
🏘️ Family rent
$702
$780
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.2
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$222
$119
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
19
16
😀 Quality of life
48
19
🏙️ Population
2.49M
1.79M

The cost of living in Luanda is 18% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 6128th and 4925th ($923 vs $1125) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Angola and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Angola vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Luanda compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 6933rd and 9126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Lubumbashi

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Luanda Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.51
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$73.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.73
$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$447
$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$805
$1251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$453
$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.8
$95.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.4
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$55.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.85%
11.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11992
$996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$885
$499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.1
$78.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.18
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$6.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.65
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$5.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.23
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.45
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.98
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.55
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.5
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$761
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14053
$4525

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Ambriz
$791
184 km or 114 mi N'zeto
$721
333 km or 207 mi Boma
$856
337 km or 209 mi Matadi
$881
383 km or 238 mi Cabinda
$673
393 km or 244 mi Lobito
$610
413 km or 257 mi Benguela
$631
438 km or 272 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$846
475 km or 295 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
515 km or 320 mi Huambo
$554
519 km or 323 mi Kayes
$533
522 km or 324 mi Madingou
$531
527 km or 327 mi Kinkala
$533
551 km or 343 mi Kinshasa
$1133
556 km or 346 mi Brazzaville
$590
747 km or 464 mi Kikwit
$915
769 km or 478 mi Gamboma
$531
801 km or 497 mi Luena
$595
876 km or 544 mi Tshikapa
$979
994 km or 618 mi Oshikango
$891
1029 km or 639 mi Port-Gentil
$698
1067 km or 663 mi Kananga
$1019
1108 km or 689 mi Libreville
$743
1137 km or 707 mi Mbandaka
$833
1143 km or 710 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
1182 km or 734 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
1205 km or 749 mi Gandajika
$872
1248 km or 776 mi Sao Tome
$1011
1250 km or 776 mi Bata
$1209
1250 km or 777 mi Trindade
$1013
1254 km or 779 mi Tsumeb
$890
1344 km or 835 mi Otjiwarongo
$925
1356 km or 843 mi Kolwezi
$1044
1425 km or 885 mi Yaounde
$666
1429 km or 888 mi Omaruru
$982
1484 km or 922 mi Berberati
$478
1485 km or 923 mi Malabo
$1272
1486 km or 923 mi Douala
$1156
1497 km or 930 mi Limbe
$738
1498 km or 931 mi Likasi
$1029

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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