Lubumbashi vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$2119
🏠 One person rent
$496
$593
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$316
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$302
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
14
12
😀 Quality of life
21
37
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.03M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 2% more expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 5141st and 5267th ($1025 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.3 months in Niamey. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 8928th and 7591st among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$46.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$1456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$7.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$4.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$928
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$4528

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1107
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$953
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1236
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1238
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1121
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1210
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$961
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1176
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$795
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$746
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$824
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$337
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$784
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$734
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$338
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$457
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$367
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$957
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$689
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$852
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$767
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$970
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$934
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$761
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$691
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$335
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$332
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$449
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$332
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$722
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$448
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$363
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$890
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$776
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$493
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$326

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Distance City Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$677
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$674
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$219
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$678
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$750
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$620
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$673
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$664
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$617
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$249
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$675
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$978
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$443
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$616
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$233
610 km or 379 mi Save
$676
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$677
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$314
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$313
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$680
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$407
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$265
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$210
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$617
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$310
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$677
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$262
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$210
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$826
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$250
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$482
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$976
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$616
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$288
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$243
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$697
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$353
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$732