Lubumbashi vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$1272
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$2761
🏠 One person rent
$468
$671
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$981
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$443
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$46.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$393
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
16
8
😀 Quality of life
19
30
🏙️ Population
1.79M
297K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 12% less expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 4925th and 4590th ($1125 vs $1272) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.3 months in Malabo. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Malabo ranked 2nd in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 9126th and 8772nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Malabo

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Lubumbashi Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$9.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.49
$8.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$896
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.1
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$306
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.96%
6.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$996
$848
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$649
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.2
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$3.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$7.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$5.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$5.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$5.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4525
$6717

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$738
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$627
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1156
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$821
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$373
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$591
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$559
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1209
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$773
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$759
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1364
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$699
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$666
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$564
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$693
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$795
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$743
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$786
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$1011
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$1013
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$627
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$698
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$531
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$488
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1375
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$670
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$575
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$551
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$946
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$658
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$760
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$692
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$639
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$518
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$995
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$672
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$768
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$830
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$323