Lubumbashi vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$1758
🏠 One person rent
$496
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$501
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$127
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
14
24
😀 Quality of life
21
20
🏙️ Population
1.79M
264K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 47% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 5141st and 6828th ($1025 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the DR Congo and Benin, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Benin comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.2 months in Porto-Novo. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 8928th and 8978th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Porto-Novo

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Lubumbashi Porto-Novo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.44
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$4.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$76.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$8356
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$22.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$4.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$8.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$5.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$9.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$31.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$48
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$6108

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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 Porto-Novo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Cotonou
$732
87 km or 54 mi Lagos
$448
104 km or 65 mi Abomey
$677
110 km or 68 mi Abeokuta
$826
159 km or 99 mi Lome
$678
173 km or 108 mi Save
$676
176 km or 109 mi Ibadan
$262
201 km or 125 mi Atakpame
$617
209 km or 130 mi Oyo
$407
225 km or 140 mi Kpalime
$616
238 km or 148 mi Ho
$353
241 km or 150 mi Ife
$250
248 km or 154 mi Hohoe
$482
258 km or 160 mi Osogbo
$310
293 km or 182 mi Sotouboua
$616
297 km or 185 mi Akure
$243
305 km or 190 mi Tema
$446
306 km or 190 mi Ashaiman
$512
309 km or 192 mi Ilorin
$314
313 km or 195 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
322 km or 200 mi Koforidua
$497
322 km or 200 mi Sokode
$617
325 km or 202 mi Accra
$582
332 km or 206 mi Benin
$315
337 km or 209 mi Owo
$272
363 km or 225 mi Warri
$351
375 km or 233 mi Kara
$620
462 km or 287 mi Onitsha
$354
468 km or 291 mi Kumasi
$416
476 km or 296 mi Obuasi
$459
493 km or 306 mi Awka
$325
501 km or 311 mi Owerri
$507
502 km or 312 mi Tamale
$443
515 km or 320 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
522 km or 324 mi Port Harcourt
$327
539 km or 335 mi Enugu
$290
547 km or 340 mi Aba
$233
548 km or 341 mi Umuahia
$330
556 km or 346 mi Minna
$313
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$288