Lubumbashi vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$1172
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2586
$2331
🏠 One person rent
$468
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$815
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$116
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
16
11
😀 Quality of life
14
22
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.5M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 4% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 4892nd and 4768th ($1124 vs $1172) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the DR Congo and Niger, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.1 months in Niamey. Lubumbashi ranked 5th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 9202nd and 9032nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$6.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.8
$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.42
$9.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$829
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$430
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1240
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$399
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$69.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.17%
9.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$1736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$500
$995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.7
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$3.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$7.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$7.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.1
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$52.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4473
$5514

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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 Niamey

Distance City Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$874
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$875
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$466
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$877
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$961
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$712
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$851
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$820
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$705
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$638
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$846
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$1131
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$576
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$703
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$618
610 km or 379 mi Save
$646
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$822
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$526
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$852
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$821
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$664
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$652
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$393
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$699
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$705
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$598
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$752
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$563
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$1013
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$778
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$652
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$831
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$1131
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$684
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$1514
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$644
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$743
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$417
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$793