Lubumbashi vs N'Djamena - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi N'Djamena
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$1293
🏠 One person rent
$489
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$1593
$435
🍽️ Food expenses
$329
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$387
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
14
12
😀 Quality of life
17
13
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.09M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 101% more expensive than in N'Djamena. Cities ranked 5160th and 8458th ($1050 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the DR Congo and Chad, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Chad comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.7 months in N'Djamena. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs N'Djamena ranked 1st in Chad, while ranked 8961st and 9134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs N'Djamena

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Lubumbashi N'Djamena
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.4
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.34
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$694
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1165
$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.13%
12.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6963
$1588
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$495
$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$5.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.52
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.8
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.08
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$12.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$81
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5003
$2750

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LubumbashiN'Djamena

Cost of living

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$748
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$747
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$828
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$566
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$843
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$646
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$688
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$525
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$461
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$587
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$1011
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$992
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$723
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$873
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$634
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$825
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$976
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$794
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$730
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$518
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$492
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$647
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$493
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$597
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$648
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$507
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$934
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$803
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$719
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$457

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$485
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$533
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$486
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$609
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$665
338 km or 210 mi Damaturu
$553
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$556
491 km or 305 mi Sarh
$485
556 km or 346 mi Ngaoundere
$527
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$759
655 km or 407 mi Abeche
$487
684 km or 425 mi Zinder
$974
711 km or 442 mi Kano
$553
715 km or 444 mi Jos
$820
809 km or 503 mi Zaria
$526
814 km or 506 mi Katsina
$579
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$371
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$553
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$972
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$482
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$1502
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$555
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$587
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$513
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$743
982 km or 610 mi Bria
$482
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$747
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$764
1041 km or 647 mi Enugu
$462
1069 km or 664 mi Nyala
$974
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$426
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$1265
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$384
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$601
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$805
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$655
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$883
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$767
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$972
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