Lubumbashi vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Lubumbashi | Malabo | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
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| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 24% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 5639th and 6389th ($1007 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in the DR Congo and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.4 months in Malabo. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 8955th and 7611th among best cities to live in the world.
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| Lubumbashi | Malabo | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 110 km or 68 mi |  Likasi | |
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| 242 km or 150 mi | Kolwezi | |
| 289 km or 180 mi | Kapiri Mposhi | |
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| 437 km or 272 mi | Kasama | |
| 575 km or 357 mi | Choma | |
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| 668 km or 415 mi | Gandajika | |
| 668 km or 415 mi |  Mzimba | |
| 680 km or 423 mi | Mwene-Ditu | |
| 697 km or 433 mi |  Chinhoyi | |
| 708 km or 440 mi | Livingstone | |
| 717 km or 445 mi | Mzuzu | |
| 724 km or 450 mi |  Mbeya | |
| 732 km or 455 mi | Lilongwe | |
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| 788 km or 490 mi | Kadoma | |
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| 829 km or 515 mi |  Tete | |
| 845 km or 525 mi | Kananga | |
| 847 km or 526 mi | Marondera | |
| 850 km or 528 mi | Kwekwe | |
| 851 km or 529 mi | Monkey Bay | |
| 856 km or 532 mi | Ntcheu | |
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| 901 km or 560 mi | Mangochi | |
| 902 km or 561 mi | Gweru | |
| 906 km or 563 mi | Rutana | |
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| 937 km or 583 mi | Uvira | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 57 km or 36 mi |  Limbe | |
| 69 km or 43 mi | Buea | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Douala | |
| 123 km or 77 mi | Kumba | |
| 142 km or 88 mi |  Calabar | |
| 218 km or 135 mi | Aba | |
| 226 km or 140 mi | Port Harcourt | |
| 238 km or 148 mi |  Bata | |
| 244 km or 152 mi | Umuahia | |
| 264 km or 164 mi | Bafoussam | |
| 273 km or 169 mi | Owerri | |
| 287 km or 179 mi | Bamenda | |
| 305 km or 189 mi | Yaounde | |
| 331 km or 206 mi | Enugu | |
| 331 km or 206 mi | Awka | |
| 347 km or 216 mi | Onitsha | |
| 381 km or 237 mi |  Libreville | |
| 388 km or 241 mi | Warri | |
| 443 km or 275 mi |  Sao Tome | |
| 450 km or 279 mi | Trindade | |
| 451 km or 281 mi | Benin | |
| 497 km or 309 mi | Port-Gentil | |
| 520 km or 323 mi | Owo | |
| 555 km or 345 mi | Akure | |
| 583 km or 362 mi | Ado Ekiti | |
| 606 km or 377 mi | Abuja | |
| 622 km or 387 mi | Ife | |
| 645 km or 401 mi | Osogbo | |
| 664 km or 413 mi | Ngaoundere | |
| 666 km or 414 mi | Lagos | |
| 673 km or 418 mi | Ibadan | |
| 687 km or 427 mi | Jos | |
| 696 km or 433 mi | Minna | |
| 702 km or 436 mi | Oyo | |
| 705 km or 438 mi | Ilorin | |
| 709 km or 441 mi | Abeokuta | |
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| 746 km or 464 mi |  Porto-Novo | |
| 762 km or 473 mi | Cotonou | |
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