Lubumbashi vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Lubumbashi | Monrovia | |
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| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
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| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 117% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 4925th and 8583rd ($1125 vs $518) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the DR Congo and Liberia, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Liberia comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 9126th and 8835th among best cities to live in the world.
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| Lubumbashi | Monrovia | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 110 km or 68 mi |  Likasi | |
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| 152 km or 94 mi | Kitwe | |
| 165 km or 102 mi | Mansa | |
| 193 km or 120 mi | Ndola | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Kolwezi | |
| 289 km or 180 mi | Kapiri Mposhi | |
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| 437 km or 272 mi | Kasama | |
| 575 km or 357 mi | Choma | |
| 668 km or 415 mi | Kalemie | |
| 668 km or 415 mi | Gandajika | |
| 668 km or 415 mi |  Mzimba | |
| 680 km or 423 mi | Mwene-Ditu | |
| 697 km or 433 mi |  Chinhoyi | |
| 708 km or 440 mi | Livingstone | |
| 717 km or 445 mi | Mzuzu | |
| 724 km or 450 mi |  Mbeya | |
| 732 km or 455 mi | Lilongwe | |
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| 786 km or 489 mi | Harare | |
| 788 km or 490 mi | Kadoma | |
| 802 km or 498 mi | Chitungwiza | |
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| 829 km or 515 mi |  Tete | |
| 845 km or 525 mi | Kananga | |
| 847 km or 526 mi | Marondera | |
| 850 km or 528 mi | Kwekwe | |
| 851 km or 529 mi | Monkey Bay | |
| 856 km or 532 mi | Ntcheu | |
| 877 km or 545 mi |  Makamba | |
| 901 km or 560 mi | Mangochi | |
| 902 km or 561 mi | Gweru | |
| 906 km or 563 mi | Rutana | |
| 935 km or 581 mi | Blantyre | |
| 936 km or 581 mi | Tshikapa | |
| 937 km or 583 mi | Uvira | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 56 km or 35 mi |  Kakata | |
| 180 km or 112 mi |  Kenema | |
| 210 km or 131 mi | Bo | |
| 243 km or 151 mi | Greenville | |
| 260 km or 161 mi | Sanniquellie | |
| 262 km or 163 mi |  Gueckedou | |
| 272 km or 169 mi | Nzerekore | |
| 288 km or 179 mi | Yekepa | |
| 361 km or 224 mi | Freetown | |
| 459 km or 285 mi | Forecariah | |
| 474 km or 295 mi | Mamou | |
| 479 km or 297 mi | Conakry | |
| 482 km or 300 mi | Kankan | |
| 539 km or 335 mi |  Gagnoa | |
| 557 km or 346 mi | Boffa | |
| 605 km or 376 mi | Divo | |
| 613 km or 381 mi | Yamoussoukro | |
| 655 km or 407 mi | Bouake | |
| 669 km or 416 mi | Korhogo | |
| 675 km or 419 mi |  Bougouni | |
| 719 km or 447 mi | Dabou | |
| 730 km or 453 mi | Agboville | |
| 758 km or 471 mi | Abidjan | |
| 769 km or 478 mi | Bamako | |
| 777 km or 483 mi |  Bafata | |
| 792 km or 492 mi | Grand-Bassam | |
| 793 km or 493 mi | Sikasso | |
| 809 km or 503 mi | Abengourou | |
| 811 km or 504 mi | Bissau | |
| 811 km or 504 mi | Koulikoro | |
| 861 km or 535 mi |  Kolda | |
| 885 km or 550 mi | Banamba | |
| 898 km or 558 mi |  Bobo-Dioulasso | |
| 919 km or 571 mi | Ziguinchor | |
| 936 km or 582 mi | Segou | |
| 969 km or 602 mi | Markala | |
| 1004 km or 624 mi |  Brikama | |
| 1008 km or 627 mi |  Obuasi | |
| 1012 km or 629 mi | Sekondi-Takoradi | |
| 1014 km or 630 mi | Lamin |