Lubumbashi vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$1674
🏠 One person rent
$489
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$1593
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$329
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$101
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
14
23
😀 Quality of life
17
16
🏙️ Population
1.79M
264K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 57% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 5160th and 7061st ($1050 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 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 8961st and 9002nd 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
$11.5
$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.4
$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$6.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.34
$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$694
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1165
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.13%
4.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6963
$1503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$495
$911
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$6.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$4.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$9.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.52
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.8
$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.08
$6.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$22.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$47.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5003
$5849

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$875
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$961
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1018
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$917
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$776
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$541
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$975
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$738
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$748
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$700
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$747
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$828
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$566
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$843
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$646
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$688
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$525
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$461
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1011
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$992
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$723
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$873
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$634
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$825
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$976
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$794
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$730
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$518
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$492
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$647
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$493
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$597
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$648
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$507
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$934
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$803
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$719
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$457

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Cotonou
$709
87 km or 54 mi Lagos
$1113
104 km or 65 mi Abomey
$590
110 km or 68 mi Abeokuta
$1030
159 km or 99 mi Lome
$755
173 km or 108 mi Save
$613
176 km or 109 mi Ibadan
$776
201 km or 125 mi Atakpame
$647
209 km or 130 mi Oyo
$677
225 km or 140 mi Kpalime
$632
238 km or 148 mi Ho
$354
241 km or 150 mi Ife
$779
248 km or 154 mi Hohoe
$575
258 km or 160 mi Osogbo
$695
293 km or 182 mi Sotouboua
$649
297 km or 185 mi Akure
$634
305 km or 190 mi Tema
$553
306 km or 190 mi Ashaiman
$560
309 km or 192 mi Ilorin
$535
313 km or 195 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
322 km or 200 mi Koforidua
$588
322 km or 200 mi Sokode
$651
325 km or 202 mi Accra
$729
332 km or 206 mi Benin
$558
337 km or 209 mi Owo
$651
363 km or 225 mi Warri
$881
375 km or 233 mi Kara
$658
462 km or 287 mi Onitsha
$972
468 km or 291 mi Kumasi
$433
476 km or 296 mi Obuasi
$551
493 km or 306 mi Awka
$805
501 km or 311 mi Owerri
$1611
502 km or 312 mi Tamale
$507
515 km or 320 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$577
522 km or 324 mi Port Harcourt
$679
539 km or 335 mi Enugu
$462
547 km or 340 mi Aba
$621
548 km or 341 mi Umuahia
$883
556 km or 346 mi Minna
$743
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1502