Lubumbashi vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2611
$1408
🏠 One person rent
$471
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$772
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96
$415
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
16
27
😀 Quality of life
18
32
🏙️ Population
1.79M
42.7K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 109% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4943rd and 8447th ($1133 vs $542) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 0.8 months in Meru. Lubumbashi ranked 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 9166th and 8725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1231
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$183
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$39.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.15%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$1070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$1158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.5
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.8
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$21.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$19.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4523
$9031

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$613
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$815
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$686
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$1002
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$750
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$786
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$887
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$530
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$895
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$639
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$718
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$527
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$469
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$591
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$1067
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$1024
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$754
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$770
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$662
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$828
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1037
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$768
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$706
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$521
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$495
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$691
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$577
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$691
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$505
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$999
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$839
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$759
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$458

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$455
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$797
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$419
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$508
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$520
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$533
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$505
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$523
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$624
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$602
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$651
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$553
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$593
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$604
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$670
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$722
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$563
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$544
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$623
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$627
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$551
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$588
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$506
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$743
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$408
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$763
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$996
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$617
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$825
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$775
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$572
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$528
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$620
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$811
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$691
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$724
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$518
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$693
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$810
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$544