Lubumbashi vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$789
🏠 One person rent
$496
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$85.7
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$31.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$106
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
14
41
😀 Quality of life
21
17
🏙️ Population
1.79M
908K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 102% more expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 5141st and 8460th ($1025 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.2 months in Owerri. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Owerri ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 8928th and 9079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$3.79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$1.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$1.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$7.34
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$11.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
17.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$5.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$0.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$2.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$2.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$1.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$0.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$9.94
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$9.09
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$27.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$32.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$698

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$330
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$233
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$354
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$327
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$290
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$351
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$237
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$315
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$272
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$990
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$243
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$860
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$587
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$683
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1300
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$436
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$250
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$310
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$761
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$288
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$262
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$448
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$407
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$314
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$826
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$313
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$697
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1242
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$732
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$567
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$269
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$210
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$866
577 km or 358 mi Save
$676
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$866
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$677
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$272
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$265