Lubumbashi vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$1906
🏠 One person rent
$496
$329
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$548
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$91.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$441
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
14
21
😀 Quality of life
21
23
🏙️ Population
1.79M
2.45M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 37% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 5141st and 6572nd ($1025 vs $750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the DR Congo and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 8928th and 8867th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Ouagadougou

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Lubumbashi Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$3.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
7.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$171
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$4.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$8.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$5.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$3.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$86.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$15142

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1107
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$953
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1236
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1238
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1121
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1210
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$961
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1176
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$795
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$746
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$824
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$337
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$784
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$734
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$338
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$457
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$367
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$957
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$689
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$852
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$767
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$970
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$934
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$761
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$691
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$335
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$332
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$449
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$332
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$722
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$448
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$363
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$890
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$776
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$493
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$326

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$664
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$678
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$675
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$673
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$674
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$677
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$677
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$680
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$443
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1006
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$620
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$479
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$617
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$616
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$471
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$470
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$976
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$617
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$482
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$416
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$923
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$616
652 km or 405 mi Save
$676
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$471
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$472
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$471
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$874
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$353
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$459
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$677
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$518
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$497
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$219
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$678
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$512
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$446
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$582
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$892