Lubumbashi vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lubumbashi	Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1050	$1019
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3163	$2078
🏠 One person rent	$489	$609
🏘️ Family rent	$1593	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$329	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$41.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1100	$293
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	14	12
😀 Quality of life	17	35
🏙️ Population	1.79M	1.5M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 3% more expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 5160th and 5369th ($1050 vs $1019) 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 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 8961st and 7468th 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	$11.5	$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$35.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$9.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$694	$700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1165	$414
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.13%	11.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6963	$1601
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$495	$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.7	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.6	$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.52	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.8	$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.08	$4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.53	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$40.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.9	$40.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5003	$4390

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Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi	Chingola	$875
110 km or 68 mi	Likasi	$961
131 km or 82 mi	Mufulira	$1018
152 km or 94 mi	Kitwe	$917
165 km or 102 mi	Mansa	$776
193 km or 120 mi	Ndola	$541
242 km or 150 mi	Kolwezi	$975
289 km or 180 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
426 km or 265 mi	Lusaka	$738
437 km or 272 mi	Kasama	$748
575 km or 357 mi	Choma	$700
668 km or 415 mi	Kalemie	$747
668 km or 415 mi	Gandajika	$828
668 km or 415 mi	Mzimba	$566
680 km or 423 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
697 km or 433 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
708 km or 440 mi	Livingstone	$688
717 km or 445 mi	Mzuzu	$525
724 km or 450 mi	Mbeya	$461
732 km or 455 mi	Lilongwe	$587
749 km or 465 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
786 km or 489 mi	Harare	$992
788 km or 490 mi	Kadoma	$723
802 km or 498 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
822 km or 510 mi	Luena	$634
829 km or 515 mi	Tete	$825
845 km or 525 mi	Kananga	$976
847 km or 526 mi	Marondera	$794
850 km or 528 mi	Kwekwe	$730
851 km or 529 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
856 km or 532 mi	Ntcheu	$492
877 km or 545 mi	Makamba	$647
901 km or 560 mi	Mangochi	$493
902 km or 561 mi	Gweru	$597
906 km or 563 mi	Rutana	$648
935 km or 581 mi	Blantyre	$507
936 km or 581 mi	Tshikapa	$934
937 km or 583 mi	Uvira	$803
945 km or 587 mi	Bujumbura	$719
946 km or 588 mi	Zomba	$457

Cities near Niamey

Distance	City	Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi	Dori	$771
249 km or 155 mi	Fada N'gourma	$772
342 km or 212 mi	Sokoto	$426
401 km or 249 mi	Manga	$774
415 km or 258 mi	Ouagadougou	$869
452 km or 281 mi	Kara	$658
490 km or 304 mi	Ouahigouya	$756
505 km or 314 mi	Koudougou	$743
514 km or 320 mi	Sokode	$651
516 km or 321 mi	Gusau	$587
530 km or 329 mi	Leo	$753
539 km or 335 mi	Maradi	$972
559 km or 347 mi	Tamale	$507
563 km or 350 mi	Sotouboua	$649
597 km or 371 mi	Katsina	$579
610 km or 379 mi	Save	$613
615 km or 382 mi	Dedougou	$735
617 km or 384 mi	Ilorin	$535
650 km or 404 mi	Minna	$743
653 km or 405 mi	Nouna	$733
662 km or 411 mi	Oyo	$677
665 km or 413 mi	Zaria	$526
668 km or 415 mi	Kaduna	$371
674 km or 419 mi	Atakpame	$647
693 km or 430 mi	Osogbo	$695
703 km or 437 mi	Abomey	$590
708 km or 440 mi	Ibadan	$776
715 km or 444 mi	Kano	$553
720 km or 447 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
723 km or 450 mi	Ife	$779
729 km or 453 mi	Hohoe	$575
738 km or 458 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
741 km or 460 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
743 km or 462 mi	Zinder	$974
751 km or 467 mi	Kpalime	$632
768 km or 477 mi	Abuja	$1502
773 km or 480 mi	Akure	$634
783 km or 487 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
788 km or 489 mi	Ho	$354
795 km or 494 mi	Cotonou	$709