Lubumbashi vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$468
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
16
67
😀 Quality of life
19
59
🏙️ Population
1.79M
5.55M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 39% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4925th and 6736th ($1125 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 0.3 months in Nairobi. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 9126th and 6034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.49
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.1
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.96%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$996
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.2
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4525
$10471

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$1378
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$1029
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$1602
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$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
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$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795