Lubumbashi vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lubumbashi	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1007	$1352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3040	$3249
🏠 One person rent	$486	$701
🏘️ Family rent	$1591	$1285
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$434
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1100	$1689
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	14	69
😀 Quality of life	17	81
🏙️ Population	1.79M	330K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 25% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 5639th and 4220th ($1007 vs $1352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in the DR Congo and Cyprus, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 8955th and 469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Nicosia

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	Lubumbashi	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.4	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.7	$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$7.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.45	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$691	$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2132	$1228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1157	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.08%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6922	$2667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$503	$1828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.5	$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.67	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$9.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.6	$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$5.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.9	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.1	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.5	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.5	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.2	$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4965	$7504

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Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi	Chingola	$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

Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1356
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1216
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1242
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1559
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1331
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1150
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2130
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1832
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1528
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$627
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$835
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$789
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$427
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$536
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$689
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$708
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1165
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$948
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$510
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$767
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$618
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$705
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$545
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$857
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$450
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$596
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1565
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1451
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1619
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1604
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$576
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1582
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1607
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1604
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1585
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$516
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$450
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$963
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1579
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1591