Lubumbashi vs Omdurman - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Omdurman
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$936
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$2114
🏠 One person rent
$496
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$814
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$195
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
14
48
😀 Quality of life
21
30
🏙️ Population
1.79M
2.81M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 10% more expensive than in Omdurman. Cities ranked 5141st and 5755th ($1025 vs $936) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in the DR Congo and Sudan, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.2 months in Omdurman. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Omdurman ranked 2nd in Sudan, while ranked 8928th and 8446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Omdurman

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Lubumbashi Omdurman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$7.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.98
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$298
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$1469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$56.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
21.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$1120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$796
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$11.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$3.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$6.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$15.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$66.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$62.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$2033

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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
11 km or 7 mi Khartoum
$901
19 km or 12 mi Khartoum North
$899
278 km or 173 mi Atbara
$1095
281 km or 174 mi Kosti
$881
364 km or 226 mi El-Gadarif
$959
368 km or 229 mi El-Obeid
$881
423 km or 263 mi Kassala
$1061
481 km or 299 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
639 km or 397 mi Gondar
$885
641 km or 398 mi Keren
$466
667 km or 414 mi Port Sudan
$1361
687 km or 427 mi Mendefera
$466
690 km or 428 mi Malakal
$479
693 km or 430 mi Asmara
$498
701 km or 435 mi Bahir Dar
$883
746 km or 464 mi Massawa
$467
792 km or 492 mi Mekelle
$800
799 km or 496 mi Al-Fashir
$1019
912 km or 567 mi Nyala
$1034
926 km or 575 mi Dessie
$820
936 km or 581 mi Aswan
$280
961 km or 597 mi Jeddah
$1100
1004 km or 624 mi Mecca
$1032
1006 km or 625 mi Addis Ababa
$923
1010 km or 628 mi Jimma
$871
1013 km or 629 mi Wau
$484
1057 km or 657 mi Bor
$489
1069 km or 664 mi Bareq
$920
1099 km or 683 mi Yanbu
$844
1104 km or 686 mi Abha
$923
1114 km or 692 mi Luxor
$404
1129 km or 702 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
1161 km or 722 mi Awasa
$840
1166 km or 724 mi Qena
$443
1175 km or 730 mi Bisha
$938
1178 km or 732 mi Zabid
$466
1186 km or 737 mi Dikhil
$524
1208 km or 751 mi Juba
$498
1212 km or 753 mi Sohag
$449
1214 km or 754 mi Sa'dah
$467