Lubumbashi vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$496
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
14
30
😀 Quality of life
21
29
🏙️ Population
1.79M
42.7K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 111% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 5141st and 8601st ($1025 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 8928th and 8527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.06
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$10.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$6789

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$1107
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$953
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$1236
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$1238
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$1121
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$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
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$530
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$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
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$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
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$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539