Lubumbashi vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lubumbashi	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1124	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2586	$1276
🏠 One person rent	$468	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$416	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$112	$118
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	16	21
😀 Quality of life	14	27
🏙️ Population	1.79M	1.02M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 110% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 4892nd and 8410th ($1124 vs $536) 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 5th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 9202nd and 8877th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Monrovia

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	Lubumbashi	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.8	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.42	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$699	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1240	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$399	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.8	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.17%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$997	$1537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$500	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.7	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.96	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.12	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.89	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.94	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.6	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.8	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.23	$3.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.1	$27
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.5	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4473	$3157

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Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi	Chingola	$1069
110 km or 68 mi	Likasi	$1032
131 km or 82 mi	Mufulira	$1278
152 km or 94 mi	Kitwe	$1062
165 km or 102 mi	Mansa	$912
193 km or 120 mi	Ndola	$577
242 km or 150 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
289 km or 180 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$748
426 km or 265 mi	Lusaka	$655
437 km or 272 mi	Kasama	$888
575 km or 357 mi	Choma	$687
668 km or 415 mi	Kalemie	$792
668 km or 415 mi	Gandajika	$885
668 km or 415 mi	Mzimba	$565
680 km or 423 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
697 km or 433 mi	Chinhoyi	$650
708 km or 440 mi	Livingstone	$653
717 km or 445 mi	Mzuzu	$527
724 km or 450 mi	Mbeya	$495
732 km or 455 mi	Lilongwe	$592
749 km or 465 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1059
786 km or 489 mi	Harare	$1021
788 km or 490 mi	Kadoma	$761
802 km or 498 mi	Chitungwiza	$751
822 km or 510 mi	Luena	$682
829 km or 515 mi	Tete	$820
845 km or 525 mi	Kananga	$1029
847 km or 526 mi	Marondera	$779
850 km or 528 mi	Kwekwe	$716
851 km or 529 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
856 km or 532 mi	Ntcheu	$493
877 km or 545 mi	Makamba	$688
901 km or 560 mi	Mangochi	$496
902 km or 561 mi	Gweru	$587
906 km or 563 mi	Rutana	$688
935 km or 581 mi	Blantyre	$506
936 km or 581 mi	Tshikapa	$993
937 km or 583 mi	Uvira	$842
945 km or 587 mi	Bujumbura	$754
946 km or 588 mi	Zomba	$458

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$502
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1281
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1283
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$502
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$503
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1347
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$999
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1021
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1067
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$999
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1083
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1123
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1099
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$508
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1057
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1057
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1224
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$583
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$872
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$514
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1066
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$895
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$506
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1044
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$506
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$506
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$508
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$598
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$631
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$541