Lubumbashi vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$1194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2611
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$471
$743
🏘️ Family rent
$772
$777
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$41
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96
$98.2
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
16
10
😀 Quality of life
18
22
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.5M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 5% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 4943rd and 4788th ($1133 vs $1194) 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 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 9166th and 9087th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Niamey

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Lubumbashi Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$6.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1231
$844
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$79.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.15%
8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$1794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.5
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$2.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.8
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$5.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$54.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$1082
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4523
$5601

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107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1229
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1039
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1473
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1189
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1030
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$613
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1039
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$686
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1002
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$750
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$786
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$887
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$530
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$639
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$718
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$469
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$591
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1024
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$754
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$770
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$662
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$828
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1037
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$768
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$706
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$521
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$495
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$691
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$577
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$691
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$505
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$999
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$839
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$759
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458

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Distance City Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$891
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$893
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$425
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$894
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$983
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$682
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$867
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$836
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$675
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$594
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$862
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$1143
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$612
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$673
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$581
610 km or 379 mi Save
$650
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$840
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$538
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$785
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$837
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$665
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$584
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$353
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$673
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$659
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$612
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$759
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$563
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$1017
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$775
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$683
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$842
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$1143
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$678
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$1551
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$578
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$741
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$454
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$796