Lubumbashi vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$486
$314
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$583
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$57.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$105
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
14
24
😀 Quality of life
17
15
🏙️ Population
1.79M
264K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 42% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 5639th and 6864th ($1007 vs $710) 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 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.1 months in Porto-Novo. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 8955th and 9015th 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
$11.4
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$6.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$52.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$1501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$2.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$23.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$6171

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1028
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$939
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1090
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1116
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1017
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1139
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$947
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$685
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$725
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$730
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$815
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$574
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$830
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$670
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$534
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$433
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$582
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1012
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$729
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$890
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$723
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$834
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$932
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$810
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$731
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$526
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$515
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$509
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$516
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$761
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$509
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$591
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$902
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$763
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$546
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$498

Cities near Porto-Novo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Cotonou
$755
87 km or 54 mi Lagos
$1133
104 km or 65 mi Abomey
$617
110 km or 68 mi Abeokuta
$1019
159 km or 99 mi Lome
$711
173 km or 108 mi Save
$644
176 km or 109 mi Ibadan
$759
201 km or 125 mi Atakpame
$655
209 km or 130 mi Oyo
$699
225 km or 140 mi Kpalime
$656
238 km or 148 mi Ho
$345
241 km or 150 mi Ife
$774
248 km or 154 mi Hohoe
$570
258 km or 160 mi Osogbo
$704
293 km or 182 mi Sotouboua
$652
297 km or 185 mi Akure
$635
305 km or 190 mi Tema
$368
306 km or 190 mi Ashaiman
$546
309 km or 192 mi Ilorin
$526
313 km or 195 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
322 km or 200 mi Koforidua
$585
322 km or 200 mi Sokode
$652
325 km or 202 mi Accra
$747
332 km or 206 mi Benin
$537
337 km or 209 mi Owo
$658
363 km or 225 mi Warri
$886
375 km or 233 mi Kara
$656
462 km or 287 mi Onitsha
$1036
468 km or 291 mi Kumasi
$412
476 km or 296 mi Obuasi
$546
493 km or 306 mi Awka
$846
501 km or 311 mi Owerri
$1686
502 km or 312 mi Tamale
$492
515 km or 320 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
522 km or 324 mi Port Harcourt
$651
539 km or 335 mi Enugu
$469
547 km or 340 mi Aba
$638
548 km or 341 mi Umuahia
$906
556 km or 346 mi Minna
$787
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1262