Lubumbashi vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$1555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2611
$1966
🏠 One person rent
$471
$1259
🏘️ Family rent
$772
$1094
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$214
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96
$56.8
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
16
41
😀 Quality of life
18
21
🏙️ Population
1.79M
908K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 27% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 4943rd and 3883rd ($1133 vs $1555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 months in Owerri. Lubumbashi ranked 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Owerri ranked 18th in Nigeria, while ranked 9166th and 9121st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Owerri

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Lubumbashi Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$1421
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1231
$693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$1118
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$43.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.15%
17.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$709
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$1069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.5
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$7.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$4.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.8
$8.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$1.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$15
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$37
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4523
$1493

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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
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$849
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$601
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$785
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$922
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$618
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$587
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$878
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$386
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$655
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$594
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$1344
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$578
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$834
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$641
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$750
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1254
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$687
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$775
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$659
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$750
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$1551
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$759
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$1022
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$665
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$538
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$1017
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$785
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$741
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1239
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$796
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$668
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$830
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$353
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$1042
577 km or 358 mi Save
$650
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$1042
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$612
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$750
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$584