Lubumbashi vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2586
$1101
🏠 One person rent
$468
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$276
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$312
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
16
20
😀 Quality of life
14
49
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.29M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 147% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4892nd and 8852nd ($1124 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the DR Congo and Libya, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Lubumbashi ranked 5th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 9202nd and 6694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.8
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.42
$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1240
$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$399
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.17%
17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$500
$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.7
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.1
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4473
$919

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107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1069
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1032
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1278
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1062
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$912
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$577
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1045
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$655
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$888
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$687
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$792
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$885
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$565
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$650
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$653
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$495
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$592
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1021
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$761
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$751
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$682
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$820
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1029
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$779
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$716
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$519
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$493
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$688
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$587
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$688
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$506
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$993
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$842
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$754
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$350
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$387
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$382
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$381
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$406
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$394
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$434
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$480
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$398
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1579
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1471
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1577
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1720
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1666
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1770
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1697
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1739
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1951
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$552
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$433
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$409
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$487
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1271
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1161
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1234
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1085
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1232
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$577
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$607
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$529
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1298
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$502
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1141
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$375
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1046
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1301
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$361
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$403
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1161