Lubumbashi vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Lubumbashi | Onitsha | |
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| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
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| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 41% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 4925th and 6787th ($1125 vs $795) 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 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Onitsha ranked 5th in Nigeria, while ranked 9126th and 8900th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 32 km or 20 mi |  Awka | |
| 81 km or 50 mi | Owerri | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Enugu | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Umuahia | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Benin | |
| 133 km or 83 mi | Aba | |
| 135 km or 84 mi | Warri | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Port Harcourt | |
| 174 km or 108 mi | Owo | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Akure | |
| 218 km or 135 mi | Calabar | |
| 236 km or 147 mi | Ado Ekiti | |
| 284 km or 177 mi | Ife | |
| 303 km or 188 mi | Osogbo | |
| 331 km or 205 mi | Abuja | |
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| 345 km or 214 mi | Ibadan | |
| 347 km or 216 mi |  Malabo | |
| 351 km or 218 mi | Buea | |
| 358 km or 222 mi | Ilorin | |
| 360 km or 224 mi | Limbe | |
| 365 km or 227 mi | Oyo | |
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| 375 km or 233 mi | Lagos | |
| 384 km or 239 mi | Minna | |
| 395 km or 245 mi | Abeokuta | |
| 400 km or 248 mi | Douala | |
| 409 km or 254 mi | Bafoussam | |
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