Lubumbashi vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$486
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
14
67
😀 Quality of life
17
57
🏙️ Population
1.79M
5.55M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 35% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 5639th and 6689th ($1007 vs $745) 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 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 8955th and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$8325

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$1028
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$939
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1090
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1116
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1017
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1139
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$947
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$685
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$725
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$730
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$815
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$574
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$830
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$670
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$534
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$433
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$582
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1012
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$729
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$890
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$723
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$834
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$932
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$810
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$731
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$526
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$515
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$509
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$516
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$761
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$509
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$591
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$902
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$763
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$546
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$498

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768