Lubumbashi vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$468
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
16
27
😀 Quality of life
19
28
🏙️ Population
1.79M
42.7K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 107% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4925th and 8425th ($1125 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in the DR Congo and Kenya, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 9126th and 8855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.49
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.1
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.96%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$996
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.2
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4525
$10408

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$692
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$1044
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$925
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$777
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$1132
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$849
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$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
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$463
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
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$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
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$750
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$452

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$448
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$807
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$415
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$532
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$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
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$635
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$697
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$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
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$591
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$546
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$586
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$495
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$745
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$417
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$735
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$910
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$577
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$810
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$746
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$541
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$513
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$671
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$872
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$688
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$721
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$553
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$688
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$795
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$583