Lubumbashi vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2611
$1849
🏠 One person rent
$471
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$772
$787
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$83.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96
$69.9
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
16
37
😀 Quality of life
18
24
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.48M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 23% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 4943rd and 6203rd ($1133 vs $922) 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 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Onitsha ranked 7th in Nigeria, while ranked 9166th and 9020th 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
$10.7
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.93
 Cappuccino
$3.5
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1231
$834
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$32.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.15%
17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$813
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$1084
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.5
$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$12.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$5.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$1.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$1.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.8
$92.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$7.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$9.13
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$2.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$17.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4523
$1640

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$1229
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1039
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1473
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1189
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1030
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$613
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1039
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$686
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1002
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$750
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$786
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$887
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$530
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$639
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$718
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$469
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$591
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1024
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$754
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$770
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$662
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$828
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1037
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$768
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$706
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$521
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$495
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$691
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$577
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$691
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$505
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$999
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$839
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$759
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$785
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1555
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$587
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$849
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$655
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$601
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$878
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$618
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$594
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$578
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$386
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$775
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$659
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1551
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$834
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$759
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$1344
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$641
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$538
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$750
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$665
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$687
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1022
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$785
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1017
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1254
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$750
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$741
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$830
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$796
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$353
518 km or 322 mi Save
$650
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$612
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$584
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$750
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1239
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$668
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$802
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$673