Lubumbashi vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$1126
🏠 One person rent
$468
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$349
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
16
23
😀 Quality of life
19
34
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.29M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 136% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4925th and 8771st ($1125 vs $478) 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 0.5 months in Tripoli. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Tripoli ranked 2nd in Libya, while ranked 9126th and 8547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.49
$3.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$0.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$484
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.1
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.96%
20.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$996
$790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.2
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$0.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$5.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$3.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$1.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$62.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4525
$894

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107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1378
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1029
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1602
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1304
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1166
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1044
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1132
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$849
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$770
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$872
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$559
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$629
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$813
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$522
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$463
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1015
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$727
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$780
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$595
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$792
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1019
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$755
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$677
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$516
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$489
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$689
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$494
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$565
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$690
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$495
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$979
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$828
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$750
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$452

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$313
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$355
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$364
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$353
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$376
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$377
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$378
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$487
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$403
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1769
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1596
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1750
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1769
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1639
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1824
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1764
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1852
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$2127
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$583
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$460
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$418
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$519
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1317
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1063
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1210
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1123
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$633
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$592
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$547
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1336
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$495
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1176
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$391
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1110
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1176
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$359
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$399
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1164