Lubumbashi vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2586
$2062
🏠 One person rent
$468
$647
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$915
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$84.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$81.5
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
16
36
😀 Quality of life
14
18
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.48M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 7% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 4892nd and 5196th ($1124 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in the DR Congo and Nigeria, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Lubumbashi ranked 5th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 9202nd and 9140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.8
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.42
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.03
 Cappuccino
$3.44
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$572
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1240
$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$399
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$38.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.17%
19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$500
$1061
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.7
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$13.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$6.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$6.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$2.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$1.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$8.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$8.54
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$1.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.1
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4473
$1418

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107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1069
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1032
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1278
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1062
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$912
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$577
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1045
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$655
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$888
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$687
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$792
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$885
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$565
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$650
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$653
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$495
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$592
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1021
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$761
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$751
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$682
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$820
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1029
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$779
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$716
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$519
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$493
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$688
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$587
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$688
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$506
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$993
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$842
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$754
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$878
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1774
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$563
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$961
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$632
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$674
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$926
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$676
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$664
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$644
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$397
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$778
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$705
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1514
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$849
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$752
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$1413
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$665
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$526
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$755
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$664
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$698
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1102
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$852
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1013
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1363
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$793
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$743
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$810
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$793
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$393
518 km or 322 mi Save
$646
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$598
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$652
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$781
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1241
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$671
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$835
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$699