Lubumbashi vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$2129
🏠 One person rent
$489
$590
🏘️ Family rent
$1593
$1043
🍽️ Food expenses
$329
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$82.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$103
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
14
36
😀 Quality of life
17
12
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.48M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 8% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 5160th and 5680th ($1050 vs $972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 8961st and 9148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Onitsha

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Lubumbashi Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.4
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.92
 Cappuccino
$3.34
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$694
$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$1843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1165
$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.13%
16.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6963
$642
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$495
$1019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$13.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$4.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$1.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.52
$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$0.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.8
$99.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.08
$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$8.22
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$1.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5003
$1617

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$541
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$975
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$687
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$748
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$700
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$747
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$828
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$566
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$843
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$646
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$688
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$525
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$461
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$587
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$1011
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$992
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$723
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$873
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$805
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$1611
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$462
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$883
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$558
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$621
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$881
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$679
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$651
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$634
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$384
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$779
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$695
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1502
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$764
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$776
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$741
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$601
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$535
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$655
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$677
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$553
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1113
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$743
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1030
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1265
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$555
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$670
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$820
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$709
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$371
518 km or 322 mi Save
$613
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$590
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$526
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$759
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$1121
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$747
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$755
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$647