Lubumbashi vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$468
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
16
27
😀 Quality of life
19
22
🏙️ Population
1.79M
2.12M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 56% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 4925th and 7156th ($1125 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in the DR Congo and Somalia, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 9126th and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Mogadishu

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Lubumbashi Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.49
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$70
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.1
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.96%
9.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$996
$4145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$6374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.2
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$26.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$57.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4525
$629

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$1378
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$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
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$745
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$563
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$682
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1045
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1050
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$543
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$521
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$611
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$910
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$448
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$415
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$807
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$533
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$563
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$532
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$540
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$590
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$564
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$513
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$746
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$618
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$546
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$586
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$931
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$549
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$524
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$624
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$603
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$497
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$417
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$488
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1637
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$573
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$476
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$800