Lubumbashi vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$2464
🏠 One person rent
$496
$373
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$778
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$465
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$60.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$328
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
14
8
😀 Quality of life
21
21
🏙️ Population
1.79M
297K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 4% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 5141st and 5392nd ($1025 vs $990) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.3 months in Malabo. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Malabo ranked 2nd in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 8928th and 8933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$16.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.76
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$6.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$403
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$830
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$28.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$44.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
12.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$1347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$951
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$58
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$7.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$5.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$4.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$29.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$66.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$735

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$683
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$587
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1300
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$860
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$237
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$233
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$327
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1242
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$330
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$761
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$507
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$436
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$567
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$290
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$325
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$354
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$697
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$351
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$866
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$866
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$315
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$651
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$272
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$243
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$288
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$250
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$310
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$548
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$448
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$262
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$269
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$313
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$407
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$314
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$826
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$272
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$697
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$732
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$210