Lubumbashi vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$2173
🏠 One person rent
$486
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$101
😷 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 3% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 5639th and 5406th ($1007 vs $1036) 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 1.1 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 8955th and 9136th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$1975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
17.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$3.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$2.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$1.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$7.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$7.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$1688

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$846
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1686
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$469
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$906
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$537
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$638
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$886
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$651
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$658
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$635
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$374
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$774
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$704
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1262
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$933
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$759
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$812
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$655
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$526
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$710
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$699
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$714
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1133
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$787
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1019
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1368
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$794
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$710
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$757
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$755
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$377
518 km or 322 mi Save
$644
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$617
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$621
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$735
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1201
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$764
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$711
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$655